How Long to Read Bowstring

By Viktor Shklovsky

How Long Does it Take to Read Bowstring?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 26 minutes to read Bowstring by Viktor Shklovsky

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

Description

Dalkey Archive Press’s favorite writer of them all. “Myths do not flow through the pipes of history,” writes Viktor Shklovsky, “they change and splinter, they contrast and refute one another. The similar turns out to be dissimilar.” Published in Moscow in 1970 and appearing in English translation for the first time, Bowstring is a seminal work, in which Shklovsky redefines estrangement (ostranenie) as a device of the literary comparatist—the “person out of place,” who has turned up in a period where he does not belong and who must search for meaning with a strained sensibility. As Shklovsky...

How long is Bowstring?

Bowstring by Viktor Shklovsky is 489 pages long, and a total of 126,651 words.

This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 155% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bowstring Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 32 minutes to read Bowstring aloud.

What Reading Level is Bowstring?

Bowstring 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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