How Long to Read The Ancient Garden

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ancient Garden?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 12 minutes to read The Ancient Garden by Hwang Sok-Yong

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

Description

Oh Hyun Woo, a political activist, has served nearly twenty years of a life sentence, but when the Korean government relaxes its stance on such dissidents, he finds himself up for release. While he was growing old on the inside, though, things on the outside have changed, and he is soon adrift in a world full of noise and activity, multi-storey apartment blocks and mobile phones. As he struggles to adjust to the present, and to consider his future, Mr Oh is also forced to examine the past: family members he's lost, one way or another; friends he's no longer in touch with; comrades who have died or moved on - and the loss of the love of his life: it may have been two decades since they were together, but some relationships leave their mark no matter what. Both a haunting love story and an account of life in modern Korea, The Ancient Garden is about past and present; about loss, regret and looking to the future; and about how some things are simply meant to be, even when - tragically - events prove otherwise. 'Hwang Sok-yong is undoubtedly the most powerful voice of the novel in East Asia today' Kenzaburo Oe

How long is The Ancient Garden?

The Ancient Garden by Hwang Sok-Yong is 544 pages long, and a total of 138,176 words.

This makes it 184% the length of the average book. It also has 169% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Ancient Garden Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 35 minutes to read The Ancient Garden aloud.

What Reading Level is The Ancient Garden?

The Ancient Garden 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.

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