It takes the average reader 7 hours and 51 minutes to read Man of Constant Sorrow by Ralph Stanley
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A giant of American music opens the book on his wrenching professional and personal journeys, paying tribute to the vanishing Appalachian culture that gave him his voice. He was there at the beginning of bluegrass. Yet his music, forged in the remote hills and hollows of Southwest Virginia, has even deeper roots. In Man of Constant Sorrow, Dr. Ralph Stanley gives a surprisingly candid look back on his long and incredible career as the patriarch of old-time mountain music. Marked by Dr. Ralph Stanley?s banjo picking, his brother Carter?s guitar playing, and their haunting and distinctive...
Man of Constant Sorrow by Ralph Stanley is 464 pages long, and a total of 117,856 words.
This makes it 157% the length of the average book. It also has 144% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 44 minutes to read Man of Constant Sorrow aloud.
Man of Constant Sorrow is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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