How Long to Read Language and Silence

How Long Does it Take to Read Language and Silence?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 16 minutes to read Language and Silence by George Steiner

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

Description

The evolution and manipulation of language from the celebrated author of After Babel. “A keenly discriminating literary mind at work on what it loves” (The New York Times Book Review). Language and Silence is a book about language—and politics, meaning, silence, and the future of literature. Originally published between 1958 and 1966, the essays that make up this collection ponder whether we have passed out of an era of verbal primacy and into one of post-linguistic forms—or partial silence. Steiner explores the idea of the abandonment of contemporary literary criticism, from the classics to...

How long is Language and Silence?

Language and Silence by George Steiner is 426 pages long, and a total of 109,056 words.

This makes it 144% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Language and Silence Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 55 minutes to read Language and Silence aloud.

What Reading Level is Language and Silence?

Language and Silence 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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