It takes the average reader 5 hours and 11 minutes to read A Thousand Strands of Black Hair by Seiko Tanabe
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book examines and re-imagines the turbulent and intertwined lives of Akiko Yosano (1878–1942) and Tekkan Yosano (1873–1935), two poets who sparked a revolution in the world of Japanese 'tanka' (short-verse classical poetry). The author explores their passionate and at times tormented relationship, using documentary sources and their poetry along with her own storytelling abilities in order to evoke the intimate details of their lives, together and apart.
A Thousand Strands of Black Hair by Seiko Tanabe is 305 pages long, and a total of 77,775 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 5 minutes to read A Thousand Strands of Black Hair aloud.
A Thousand Strands of Black Hair is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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