It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
An English-language rendering of the world's oldest epic seeks to convey the work's literary richness and follows the journey of conquest and self-discovery by the heroic king of Uruk, in an edition complemented by an introduction that places the story in its historical, spiritual, and cultural context. By the author and translator of The Book of Job and Tao Te Ching. 50,000 first printing.
Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.
This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read Gilgamesh aloud.
Gilgamesh is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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