How Long to Read Tarnished Words

How Long Does it Take to Read Tarnished Words?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Tarnished Words by Minako Ōba

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

Description

This volume presents, for the first time in English translation, the poetry of contemporary Japanese writer and social critic Oba Minako. Acclaimed for her works of fiction, a number of which have been translated into English, Oba has also written several volumes of poetry and in fact began her career as a poet. While many critics have commented on the ?poetic? aspect of her fiction, few have chosen to examine her work from this perspective.Tarnished Words is an introduction to Oba?s poetry and includes a full translation of her first poetry collection, Shishu sabita kotoba (A Poetry Collection of Tarnished Words, 1971), as well as translations from other poetic writings, A New Collection of Fairytales (1990) and Once There Was a Woman (1994). Marked by a profound awareness of the ancient Japanese tradition of Japanese women writers, Oba searches for her own female identity through the classical past and against the backdrop of twentieth-century holocaust and global repositionings. A witness as a young girl to the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, Oba later traveled abroad where she spent many years in Alaska as a young wife and mother. Out of these experiences came Tarnished Words, a searching, semi-autobiographical collection of poetry that critically examines female subjectivity, the impact of war and violence on young women, and the workings of gender and power relations that have helped to form the contemporary world.

How long is Tarnished Words?

Tarnished Words by Minako Ōba is 109 pages long, and a total of 28,231 words.

This makes it 37% the length of the average book. It also has 35% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tarnished Words Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Tarnished Words aloud.

What Reading Level is Tarnished Words?

Tarnished Words is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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