How Long to Read The Search for the Perfect Language

How Long Does it Take to Read The Search for the Perfect Language?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read The Search for the Perfect Language by Umberto Eco

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

Description

The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. This is an investigation into the history of that idea and of its profound influence on European thought, culture and history. From the early Dark Ages to the Renaissance it was widely believed that the language spoken in the Garden of Eden was just such a language, and that all current languages were its decadent descendants from the catastrophe of the Fall...

How long is The Search for the Perfect Language?

The Search for the Perfect Language by Umberto Eco is 385 pages long, and a total of 98,175 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Search for the Perfect Language Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read The Search for the Perfect Language aloud.

What Reading Level is The Search for the Perfect Language?

The Search for the Perfect Language 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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