It takes the average reader and 32 minutes to read Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection Together with a crew of other miners and cart-pullers, Hillalum is recruited to climb the Tower of Babylon and unearth what lies beyond the vault of heaven. During his journey, Hillalum discovers entire civilizations of tower-dwellers on the tower—there are those who live inside the mists of clouds, those who raise their vegetables above the sun, and those who have spent their lives under the oppressive weight of an endless, white stratum at the top of the universe. “Tower of Babylon” is a rare gem—a winner of the prestigious Nebula award, the...
Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang is 32 pages long, and a total of 8,064 words.
This makes it 11% the length of the average book. It also has 10% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 44 minutes to read Tower of Babylon aloud.
Tower of Babylon is suitable for students ages 8 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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