How Long to Read White Man/Yellow Man

How Long Does it Take to Read White Man/Yellow Man?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read White Man/Yellow Man by Endo Shusaku

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

Description

White Man/Yellow Man, by one of Japan?s most celebrated writers, gathers into one volume two novellas set during World War II, one in France, one in Japan. White Man (Shiroi hito), which was awarded Japan?s most prestigious literary prize, the Akutagawa, is the work that first brought Endo wide recognition. The main character in White Man is a French collaborator who assists the Nazi occupiers of Lyon with their interrogation and torture of a Catholic seminarian ? a man whom he had known and whose cousin he had ruined before the war. The narrative unfolds in the form of the collaborator?s diary, which unflinchingly confronts the enduring cruelty and sadism of human beings, and ponders as well the Christian desire for redemption.Yellow Man (Kiiroi hito) tells the story of a Japanese man who, though brought up a Christian, maintains a dispiriting wartime liaison with his best friend?s fiancee. Exhausted by the war and slowly dying from tuberculosis, he discovers that his commitment to an alien ?white? God has never been more than superficial. Intertwined with his story is that of a disgraced French missionary whose relationship to God is anything but superficial. Here Endo contrasts the experience of a ?yellow? man, who discovers that he can be truly indifferent to the idea of God, to that of a ?white? man, who discovers that he has no choice ? he must either be faithful or condemned.Together, these novellas do more than paint a portrait of life on two continents in the waning days of the war. They also ask a question: What can be the meaning of Christianity ? for East and West alike ? given what that war revealed about humanity?

How long is White Man/Yellow Man?

White Man/Yellow Man by Endo Shusaku 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read White Man/Yellow Man Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read White Man/Yellow Man aloud.

What Reading Level is White Man/Yellow Man?

White Man/Yellow Man is suitable for students ages 10 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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