How Long to Read Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks

How Long Does it Take to Read Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 15 minutes to read Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks by Boubacar Boris Diop

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

Description

The first novel to be translated from Wolof to English, Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks is a masterful work that conveys the story of Nguirane Faye and his attempts to communicate with his grandson before he dies. With a narrative structure that beautifully imitates the movements of a musical piece, Diop relates Faye’s trauma of losing his only son, Assane Tall, which is compounded by his grandson Badou’s migration to an unknown destination. While Faye feels certain that his grandson will return one day, he also is convinced that he will no longer be alive by then. Faye spends his days sitting under a mango tree in the courtyard of his home, reminiscing and observing his surroundings. He speaks to Badou through his seven notebooks, six of which are revealed to the reader, while the seventh, the “Book of Secrets,” is highly confidential and reserved for Badou’s eyes only. In the absence of letters from Badou, the notebooks form the only possible means of communication between the two, carrying within them tunes and repetitions that give this novel its unusual shape: loose and meandering on the one hand, coherent and tightly interwoven on the other. Translated by Vera Wülfing-Leckie and El Hadji Moustapha Diop.

How long is Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks?

Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks by Boubacar Boris Diop is 307 pages long, and a total of 78,899 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 11 minutes to read Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks aloud.

What Reading Level is Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks?

Doomi Golo—The Hidden Notebooks 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.

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