How Long to Read The Obligations of the Harp

How Long Does it Take to Read The Obligations of the Harp?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 32 minutes to read The Obligations of the Harp by Arthur Michael Saltzman

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

Description

Literary Nonfiction. The twenty-five essays in OBLIGATIONS OF THE HARP are by turns wry and satirical, sensually descriptive, playfully punning--but always nuanced and illuminating. Reference points range from Kobe Bryant to John Updike, from geology to Jewish ritual. One essay is a fanciful treatment of the history of the human cannonball; another provides a deeply humane and humorous account of preparing middle-schoolers for History Day. Varied in topic and tone, Saltzman consistently revels in and re-imagines the mysterious quirks of human behavior. The award-winning essay, "Reason Not the Need," for example, links the seemingly random care behind what we choose to save from a fire to Saltzman's personal soft-spot for cafeteria jelly packets, "with the heft and suppleness of a small toad resting squat in your palm," to the plundering of the Iraqi National Museum of Antiquities. "Hard-wired for wonder and for worry," Saltzman is a truly original mind alive to the artful accidents and patterns of the social, natural, and human worlds.

How long is The Obligations of the Harp?

The Obligations of the Harp by Arthur Michael Saltzman is 207 pages long, and a total of 53,199 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Obligations of the Harp Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 50 minutes to read The Obligations of the Harp aloud.

What Reading Level is The Obligations of the Harp?

The Obligations of the Harp 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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