How Long to Read Bantu Tales

How Long Does it Take to Read Bantu Tales?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 13 minutes to read Bantu Tales by Franois Kara Akoa-mongo

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

Description

The typical native African story or legend is marked by many repetitions of certain portions of the account. The same incidents occur to a succession of individuals ; monotony being prevented by a variation in the conduct of those individuals, as they reveal their weakness or stupidity, artifice or treachery. The Narrators, while preserving the original plot and characters of a Tale, make variations , and graphic by introducing objects known and familiar to their audience. These inconsistencies do not interfere with belief or offend the taste of a people with whom even the impossible is not a bar to faith; rather, the inconsistency sharpens their enjoyment of the story. Surprise must not be felt at the impossibility of some of the situations; e. g., the swallowing by an animal of someone's wife baggage or household furniture, as a means of hiding them. The absurdity of such situations is one of the distinctive attractions to the minds of the excited listeners. It is not a surprise to find variations of the same Tale, as told in different Tribes, among the people whose language was not written until within the last hundred years ; the Tales having been transmitted verbally, from generation to generation, for, probably, thousands of years. As to their antiquity, these Tales to be of very ancient origin. No argument must be taken against them because of the internal evidence of allusion to modern things, or implements, or customs of known modern date; e. g., "cannon," "tables," "steamships," etc., etc. Narrators constantly embellish by novel additions; e. g., where, in the original story, a character used a spear, the narrator may substitute a pistol. Almost all these Tales locate themselves in supposed prehistoric times, when Beasts and Human Beings are asserted to have lived together with social relations in the same

How long is Bantu Tales?

Bantu Tales by Franois Kara Akoa-mongo is 478 pages long, and a total of 123,324 words.

This makes it 161% the length of the average book. It also has 151% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bantu Tales Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 13 minutes to read Bantu Tales aloud.

What Reading Level is Bantu Tales?

Bantu Tales is suitable for students ages 12 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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