How Long to Read The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 51 minutes to read The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature by Joshua S. Mostow

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

Description

This extraordinary one-volume guide to the modern literatures of China, Japan, and Korea is the definitive reference work on the subject in the English language. With more than one hundred articles that show how a host of authors and literary movements have contributed to the general literary development of their respective countries, this companion is an essential starting point for the study of East Asian literatures. Comprehensive thematic essays introduce each geographical section with historical overviews and surveys of persistent themes in the literature examined, including nationalism, gender, family relations, and sexuality. Following the thematic essays are the individual entries: over forty for China, over fifty for Japan, and almost thirty for Korea, featuring everything from detailed analyses of the works of Tanizaki Jun'ichiro and Murakami Haruki, to far-ranging explorations of avant-garde fiction in China and postwar novels in Korea. Arrayed chronologically, each entry is self-contained, though extensive cross-referencing affords readers the opportunity to gain a more synoptic view of the work, author, or movement. The unrivaled opportunities for comparative analysis alone make this unique companion an indispensable reference for anyone interested in the burgeoning field of Asian literature. Although the literatures of China, Japan, and Korea are each allotted separate sections, the editors constantly kept an eye open to those writers, works, and movements that transcend national boundaries. This includes, for example, Chinese authors who lived and wrote in Japan; Japanese authors who wrote in classical Chinese; and Korean authors who write in Japanese, whether under the colonial occupation or because they are resident in Japan. The waves of modernization can be seen as reaching each of these countries in a staggered fashion, with eddies and back-flows between them then complicating the picture further. This volume provides a vivid sense of this dynamic interplay.

How long is The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature?

The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature by Joshua S. Mostow is 815 pages long, and a total of 207,825 words.

This makes it 275% the length of the average book. It also has 254% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 55 minutes to read The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature?

The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature 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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