It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read The Fragile Scholar by Geng Song
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The Fragile Scholar examines the pre-modern construction of Chinese masculinity from the popular image of the fragile scholar (caizi) in late imperial Chinese fiction and drama. The book is an original contribution to the study of the construction of masculinity in the Chinese context from a comparative perspective (Euro-American). Its central thesis is that the concept of "masculinity" in pre-modern China was conceived in the network of hierarchical social and political power in a homosocial context rather than in opposition to "woman." In other words, gender discourse was more power-based...
The Fragile Scholar by Geng Song is 268 pages long, and a total of 69,144 words.
This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 85% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read The Fragile Scholar aloud.
The Fragile Scholar is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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