It takes the average reader 2 hours and 16 minutes to read My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Amos Tutuola's second novel, was first published in 1954. It tells the tale of a small boy who wanders into the heart of a fantastical African forest, the dwelling place of innumerable wild, grotesque and terrifying beings. He is captured by ghosts, buried alive and wrapped up in spider webs, but after several years he marries and accepts his new existence. With the appearance of the television-handed ghostess, however, comes a possible route of escape.'Tutuola ... has the immediate intuition of a creative artist working by spell and incantation.' V. S. Pritchett, New Statesman
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola is 134 pages long, and a total of 34,036 words.
This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 42% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 5 minutes to read My Life in the Bush of Ghosts aloud.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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