How Long to Read The Last of China's Literati

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last of China's Literati?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 26 minutes to read The Last of China's Literati by Bell Yung

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

Description

In this biography of Tsar Teh-yun, centenarian poet, calligrapher, and qin master, Professor Bell Yung tells the story of a life steeped in the refined arts faithful to the traditional way of the Chinese literati. Set in the two cities of Shanghai and Hong Kong, this book recounts the experiences of an individual who lived through war, displacement, exile, and unrequited longing for home and for a style of living lost forever. Yet Madame Tsar sustained, as one of its last exemplars, much of that style of living despite being a woman in the largely male world of the refined arts. The author weaves a picture of an extraordinary but also tragic figure: extraordinary as daughter, wife, mother, and a celebrated musician, poet, and calligrapher; tragic as a member of the literati exiled from Shanghai to Hong Kong and always longing for the lost world of the refined arts. She was known particularly for her accomplishments as a teacher and performer on the qin – instrument par excellence of the literati. The book delves into her teaching method and musical style to a degree rarely found in the literature of this kind, and is thus an important contribution to musicological study. Through this life of one member of China's last generation of literati, Professor Yung provides rich material for anyone interested in the cultural and social history of twentieth-century China, especially for those with a special interest in qin music, or the place of women in this period.

How long is The Last of China's Literati?

The Last of China's Literati by Bell Yung is 199 pages long, and a total of 51,541 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last of China's Literati Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 41 minutes to read The Last of China's Literati aloud.

What Reading Level is The Last of China's Literati?

The Last of China's Literati 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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