How Long to Read The Sound of the One Hand

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sound of the One Hand?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 11 minutes to read The Sound of the One Hand by Yoel Hoffman

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

Description

When The Sound of the One Hand came out in Japan in 1916 it caused a scandal. Zen was a secretive practice, its wisdom relayed from master to novice in strictest privacy. That a handbook existed recording not only the riddling koans that are central to Zen teaching but also detailing the answers to them seemed to mark Zen as rote, not revelatory. For all that, The Sound of the One Hand opens the door to Zen like no other book. Including koans that go back to the master who first brought the koan teaching method from China to Japan in the eighteenth century, this book offers, in the words of...

How long is The Sound of the One Hand?

The Sound of the One Hand by Yoel Hoffman is 305 pages long, and a total of 77,775 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sound of the One Hand Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 5 minutes to read The Sound of the One Hand aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sound of the One Hand?

The Sound of the One Hand 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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