It takes the average reader and 40 minutes to read Death of a Muruk by Bernard Narokobi
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This is one of Professor Bernard Mullu Narokobi's first plays that he wrote. Death of a Muruk is an old village tale in Wautogik, East Sepik Province where Narokobi was from. The story is a common legend among the Arapesh people in East Sepik. This is Narokobi's own account of the popular fable. Bernard Narokobi derived a lot of inspiration from his village. He called it the "University of Melanesia," where lessons are offered on life. A lot of his plays like the Tok Pisin play "Tait Bilong Sun, Tait Bilong Nait," which was performed at the University of Papua New Guinea Outdoor Theatre by the Arts and Drama Society, and "Strangers Are My People" are in fact old village legends of Wautogik.
Death of a Muruk by Bernard Narokobi is 40 pages long, and a total of 10,000 words.
This makes it 13% the length of the average book. It also has 12% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 54 minutes to read Death of a Muruk aloud.
Death of a Muruk is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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