How Long to Read A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard

How Long Does it Take to Read A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard by Hideo Levy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Set against the political and social upheavals of the 1960s, A Room Where the Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard tells the story of Ben Isaac, a blond-haired, blue-eyed American youth living with his father at the American consulate in Yokohama. Chafing against his father's strict authority and the trappings of an America culture that has grown increasingly remote, Ben flees home to live with Ando, his Japanese friend. Refusing to speak English with Ben, Ando shows the young American the way to Shinjuku, the epicenter of Japan's countercultural movement and the closest Ben has ever felt to home. From the vantage point of a privileged and alienated "outsider" (gaijin), Levy's narrative, which echoes events in his own life, beautifully captures a heady, eventful moment in Japanese history. It also richly renders the universal struggle to grasp the full contours of one's identity. Wandering the streets of Shinjuku, Ben can barely decipher the signs around him or make sense of the sounds reaching his ears. Eventually, the symbols and sensations take root, and he becomes one with Japanese language and culture. Through his explorations, Ben breaks free from English and the constraints of being a gaijin. Levy's coming-of-age novel is an eloquent elegy to a lost time.

How long is A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard?

A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard by Hideo Levy is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard aloud.

What Reading Level is A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard?

A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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