It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read There was no one at the Bus Stop by Sirshendu Mukhapadhyay
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Set in Calcutta in the 1970s, There Was No One at the Bus Stop is a powerful exploration of adultery and its overwhelming consequences. Trina, a married woman, impulsively decides one day to stop living a lie and walks out on her husband, daughter and son, in whose lives she no longer plays a role. But will she be able to sever the bonds and join the man she loves in his home? The man, Debashish, is haunted by his wife’s recent suicide and is tormented by the possibility that his young son would rather live away from him. Through spare prose and searing dialogue, this novel unfolds over twelve hours on a single day. It reveals the often complex reasons that hold human relationships together and the motives that break them apart.
There was no one at the Bus Stop by Sirshendu Mukhapadhyay is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read There was no one at the Bus Stop aloud.
There was no one at the Bus Stop is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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