It takes the average reader 1 hour and 22 minutes to read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated Siddhartha to Romain Rolland and Wilhelm Gundert. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (what was searched for), which together means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he who has attained...
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is 82 pages long, and a total of 20,664 words.
This makes it 28% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Siddhartha aloud.
Siddhartha is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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