How Long to Read Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music

How Long Does it Take to Read Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music by Christopher C. King

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

Description

A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2018 In the tradition of Patrick Leigh Fermor and Geoff Dyer, a Grammy-winning producer discovers a powerful and ancient folk music tradition. In a gramophone shop in Istanbul, renowned record collector Christopher C. King uncovered some of the strangest—and most hypnotic—sounds he had ever heard. The 78s were immensely moving, seeming to tap into a primal well of emotion inaccessible through contemporary music. The songs, King learned, were from Epirus, an area straddling southern Albania and northwestern Greece and boasting a folk tradition extending back to the pre-Homeric era. To hear this music is to hear the past. Lament from Epirus is an unforgettable journey into a musical obsession, which traces a unique genre back to the roots of song itself. As King hunts for two long-lost virtuosos—one of whom may have committed a murder—he also tells the story of the Roma people who pioneered Epirotic folk music and their descendants who continue the tradition today. King discovers clues to his most profound questions about the function of music in the history of humanity: What is the relationship between music and language? Why do we organize sound as music? Is music superfluous, a mere form of entertainment, or could it be a tool for survival? King’s journey becomes an investigation into song and dance’s role as a means of spiritual healing—and what that may reveal about music’s evolutionary origins.

How long is Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music?

Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music by Christopher C. King is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music aloud.

What Reading Level is Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music?

Lament from Epirus: An Odyssey into Europe's Oldest Surviving Folk Music 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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