How Long to Read Mountains Painted with Turmeric

How Long Does it Take to Read Mountains Painted with Turmeric?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 33 minutes to read Mountains Painted with Turmeric by Lil Bahadur Chettri

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

Description

Since its publication in the late 1950s, Mountains Painted with Turmeric has struck a chord in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Nepali readers. Set in the hills of far eastern Nepal, the novel offers readers a window into the lives of the people by depicting in subtle detail the stark realities of village life. Carefully translated from the original text, Mountains Painted with Turmeric tells the story of a peasant farmer named Dhané (which means, ironically, "wealthy one") who is struggling to provide for his wife and son and arrange the marriage of his beautiful younger sister. Unable to keep up with the financial demands of the "big men" who control his village, Dhané and his family suffer one calamity after another, and a series of quarrels with fellow villagers forces them into exile. In haunting prose, Lil Bahadur Chettri portrays the dukha, or suffering and sorrow, endured by ordinary peasants; the exploitation of the poor by the rich and powerful; and the social conservatism that twists a community into punishing a woman for being the victim of a crime. Chettri describes the impoverishment, dispossession, and banishment of Dhané's family to expose profound divisions between those who prosper and those who are slowly stripped of their meager possessions. Yet he also conveys the warmth and intimacy of village society, from which Dhané and his family are ultimately excluded.

How long is Mountains Painted with Turmeric?

Mountains Painted with Turmeric by Lil Bahadur Chettri is 152 pages long, and a total of 38,304 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 47% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mountains Painted with Turmeric Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 29 minutes to read Mountains Painted with Turmeric aloud.

What Reading Level is Mountains Painted with Turmeric?

Mountains Painted with Turmeric is suitable for students ages 10 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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