How Long to Read In the Circle of the Dance

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Circle of the Dance?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read In the Circle of the Dance by Katharine Bjork Guneratne

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

Description

Feeling initially aimless and out of place in rural Nepal where she accompanied her anthropologist husband for a year of fieldwork, Katharine Bjork Guneratne turned to writing to make sense of her sojourn in the shadow of the Himalaya. The resulting book is both an acute portrait of a village and an intimate account of her struggles to adapt to a different way of life. Like the best cultural travel narratives, In the Circle of the Dance draws on the author's experiences to illuminate both exterior and interior worlds. Bjork's book is in many ways a primer on the realities of fieldwork, from setting up house to participating in the work of the village women to finding ways to communicate across cultural divides. It describes how this outsider achieved a gradual and provisional inclusion in the community, an inclusion represented by her participation in a traditional women's circle dance. The book also depicts the effects of modernization and tourism on a society that remained closed to the West well into this century, while offering comparative insights about wider South Asian cultures. The author's lyrical, frequently moving descriptions of everyday life guide her readers through the stages of her cultural apprenticeship. In the end, as Bjork joins the circle dance, she is a stranger to the community still, but a familiar and welcome one.

How long is In the Circle of the Dance?

In the Circle of the Dance by Katharine Bjork Guneratne is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In the Circle of the Dance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read In the Circle of the Dance aloud.

What Reading Level is In the Circle of the Dance?

In the Circle of the Dance 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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