It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read On the Natural History of Destruction by W.G. Sebald
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
W. G. Sebald completed this extraordinary, important and controversial book before his untimely death in December 2001. It is a harrowing study of the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment in World War II, and an examination of the silence in German literature and culture about this unprecedented trauma. On the Natural History of Destruction is an essential and deeply relevant study of war and society, suffering and amnesia. Like Sebald’s novels, it is studded with meticulous observation, moments of black humour, and throughout, the author’s unmatched intelligence and humanity.
On the Natural History of Destruction by W.G. Sebald is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read On the Natural History of Destruction aloud.
On the Natural History of Destruction is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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