How Long to Read The Makioka Sisters

How Long Does it Take to Read The Makioka Sisters?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 15 minutes to read The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki

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

Description

Junichirō Tanizaki’s magisterial evocation of a proud Osaka family in decline during the years immediately before World War II is arguably the greatest Japanese novel of the twentieth century and a classic of international literature. Tsuruko, the eldest sister of the once-wealthy Makioka family, clings obstinately to the prestige of her family name even as her husband prepares to move their household to Tokyo, where that name means nothing. Sachiko compromises valiantly to secure the future of her younger sisters. The shy, unmarried Yukiko is a hostage to her family’s exacting standards, while the spirited Taeko rebels by flinging herself into scandalous romantic alliances and dreaming of studying fashion design in France. Filled with vignettes of a vanishing way of life, The Makioka Sisters is a poignant yet unsparing portrait of a family—and an entire society—sliding into the abyss of modernity. It possesses in abundance the keen social insight and unabashed sensuality that distinguish Tanizaki as a master novelist.

How long is The Makioka Sisters?

The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki is 538 pages long, and a total of 138,804 words.

This makes it 182% the length of the average book. It also has 170% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Makioka Sisters Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 38 minutes to read The Makioka Sisters aloud.

What Reading Level is The Makioka Sisters?

The Makioka Sisters 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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