It takes the average reader 1 hour and 6 minutes to read Lament of the Boat People by Vinh Liem
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The narrative poem - Lament of The Boat People - and other single poems were written during the international news spread out on the dangerous situation of the Vietnamese boat people on the high seas and in the Gulf of Thailand in the late 70's. Please note that a narrative poem - Lament of The Boat People -- and the single poems were written in Vietnamese and later were translated into English by R. S. Carlson. Thu Ve Hoang Dao Ko Kra (a poem in Vietnamese) has not been translated into English yet. The essays were originally written in English in the mid 70's and 90's. These essays reflected...
Lament of the Boat People by Vinh Liem is 65 pages long, and a total of 16,575 words.
This makes it 22% the length of the average book. It also has 20% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to read Lament of the Boat People aloud.
Lament of the Boat People is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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