How Long to Read The Kiso Road

How Long Does it Take to Read The Kiso Road?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 41 minutes to read The Kiso Road by William E. Naff

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

Description

William E. Naff, the distinguished scholar of Japanese literature widely known and highly regarded for his eloquent translations of the writings of Shimazaki Toson (1872–1943), spent the last years of his life writing a full-length biography of Toson. Virtually completed at the time of his death, The Kiso Road provides a rich and colorful account of this canonic novelist who, along with Natsume Soseki and Mori Ogai, formed the triumvirate of writers regarded as giants in Meiji Japan, all three of whom helped establish the parameters of modern Japanese literature. Professor Naff’s biography skillfully places Toson in the context of his times and discusses every aspect of his career and personal life, as well as introducing in detail a number of his important but as yet untranslated works. Toson’s long life, his many connections with other important Japanese artists and intellectuals, his sojourn in France during World War I, and his later visit to South America, permit a biography of depth and detail that serves as a kind of cultural history of Japan during an often turbulent period. The Kiso Road, as approachable and exciting as any novel, with Toson himself as its complex protagonist, is arguably the most thorough account of any modern Japanese writer presently available in English.

How long is The Kiso Road?

The Kiso Road by William E. Naff is 693 pages long, and a total of 175,329 words.

This makes it 234% the length of the average book. It also has 214% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Kiso Road Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 58 minutes to read The Kiso Road aloud.

What Reading Level is The Kiso Road?

The Kiso Road 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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