How Long to Read Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway

How Long Does it Take to Read Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway by Lizzie Oliver

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

Description

Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway is the first book to detail the experiences of British former prisoners of war (POWs) who were forced to construct a railway across Sumatra during the Japanese occupation. It is also the first study to be undertaken of the life-writing of POWs held captive by the Japanese during the Second World War, and the transgenerational responses in Britain to this period of captivity. This book brings to light previously unpublished materials, including: · Exceptionally rare and detailed diaries, notebooks and letters from the railway · Memoirs from Sumatra, including detailed recollections and post-war statements written by key personnel on the railway, such as Medical Officers and interpreters · Remarkable original artwork created by POWs on Sumatra · Contemporaneous photographs taken inside the camps Employing theories of life-writing, memory and war representation, including transgenerational transmission, Lizzie Oliver focuses particularly on what these documents can tell us about how former POWs tried to share, preserve and make sense of their experiences. It is a wholly original study that is of great value to Second World War scholars and anyone interested in 20th-century Southeast Asian history or war and memory.

How long is Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway?

Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway by Lizzie Oliver is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway aloud.

What Reading Level is Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway?

Prisoners of the Sumatra Railway 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.

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