How Long to Read Tears from Iron

How Long Does it Take to Read Tears from Iron?

It takes the average reader 6 hours to read Tears from Iron by Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley

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

Description

This multi-layered history of a horrific famine that took place in late-nineteenth-century China focuses on cultural responses to trauma. The massive drought/famine that killed at least ten million people in north China during the late 1870s remains one of China's most severe disasters and provides a vivid window through which to study the social side of a nation's tragedy. Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley's original approach explores an array of new source materials, including songs, poems, stele inscriptions, folklore, and oral accounts of the famine from Shanxi Province, its epicenter. She...

How long is Tears from Iron?

Tears from Iron by Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley is 360 pages long, and a total of 90,000 words.

This makes it 121% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tears from Iron Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 11 minutes to read Tears from Iron aloud.

What Reading Level is Tears from Iron?

Tears from Iron is suitable for students ages 12 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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