How Long to Read The Descendants of Cain

How Long Does it Take to Read The Descendants of Cain?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read The Descendants of Cain by Ji-moon Suh

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

Description

Hwang Sun-won, perhaps the most beloved and respected Korean writer of the 20th century, based this extraordinary novel on his own experiences in his North Korean home village between the end of World War II and the eve of the Korean War when Korea had been divided into North and South by its two "liberators" - the United States and the Soviet Union. In this story the Soviet-backed communist party, using the promise of land reform, sets people at each other's throat. Portrayed here is an entire community caught in the political and social firestorm that brings out the selfishness, cruelty and ignorance of simple people, but also shows their loyalty and nobility. Compelling here, too, is a heroine who represents the "eternally feminine" for all Korean men, and the setting, the harsh political, psychic and physical landscape of rural postwar North Korea rarely glimpsed by the outside world. Hwang Sun-won is an artist of consummate delicacy and subtlety, and his writing is marked by keen psychological insight and steely asceticism. While three collections of his short stories have appeared in Hong Kong and the West, "The Descendants of Cain" is the first English translation of a Hwang Sun-won novel.

How long is The Descendants of Cain?

The Descendants of Cain by Ji-moon Suh is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Descendants of Cain Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Descendants of Cain aloud.

What Reading Level is The Descendants of Cain?

The Descendants of Cain is suitable for students ages 10 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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