It takes the average reader 1 hour and 51 minutes to read The Royal Hunt of the Sun by Peter Shaffer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The Royal Hunt of the Sun recreates the story of Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca empire in Peru, with a group of only 167 men, in 1532. The play is an incisive and visually dazzling exposition of colonization in which cultural and religious clashes, driven by the promise of immense wealth, lead to betrayal, death and destruction. It is also a deeply moving exploration of personal honour and frailty as the ageing peasant from Trujillo, Pizarro, encounters the Sovereign Inca and Sun God, Atahuallpa. The combination of the historical and the personal gives rise to a play of enduring...
The Royal Hunt of the Sun by Peter Shaffer is 111 pages long, and a total of 27,861 words.
This makes it 37% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 32 minutes to read The Royal Hunt of the Sun aloud.
The Royal Hunt of the Sun is suitable for students ages 10 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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