It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Confessions of a Mask tells the story of a Japanese boy's development towards a homosexual identity during and after the Second World War. In narrating his progress from an isolated childhood through adolescence to manhood, he exposes his inner life, full of repressed homosexual desires and preoccupations with sadomasochism and death. The enduring power of the novel is in part owing to its themes of fantasy, despair, and alienation, its eloquent voice, but also its autobiographical nature --the equally enduring fascination with the life and character of one of Japan's most turbulent artists....
Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Confessions of a Mask aloud.
Confessions of a Mask is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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