It takes the average reader 2 hours and 43 minutes to read When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From the bestselling, award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and The Swimmers, this commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese American incarceration camps that is both a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and a resonant lesson for our times. On a sunny day in Berkeley, California, in 1942, a woman sees a sign in a post office window, returns to her home, and matter-of-factly begins to pack her family's possessions. Like thousands of other Japanese Americans they have been reclassified, virtually overnight, as enemy aliens and are about to be uprooted from their...
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka is 162 pages long, and a total of 40,824 words.
This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 43 minutes to read When the Emperor Was Divine aloud.
When the Emperor Was Divine is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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