How Long to Read The Scent of Time

How Long Does it Take to Read The Scent of Time?

It takes the average reader 2 hours to read The Scent of Time by Byung-Chul Han

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

Description

In his philosophical reflections on the art of lingering, acclaimed cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han argues that the value we attach today to the vita activa is producing a crisis in our sense of time. Our attachment to the vita activa creates an imperative to work which degrades the human being into a labouring animal, an animal laborans. At the same time, the hyperactivity which characterizes our daily routines robs human beings of the capacity to linger and the faculty of contemplation. It therefore becomes impossible to experience time as fulfilling. Drawing on a range of thinkers...

How long is The Scent of Time?

The Scent of Time by Byung-Chul Han is 120 pages long, and a total of 30,000 words.

This makes it 40% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Scent of Time Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 43 minutes to read The Scent of Time aloud.

What Reading Level is The Scent of Time?

The Scent of Time 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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