How long does it take to read Lunyu?
Lunyu by Confucius takes about 4 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1904. 236 pages, about 64,900 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Formulated in the ruins of a society that had been founded on untenable spiritualistic concepts of governance, Confucius' philosophy postulated a humanistic social order that has survived as China's social ideal ever since." "Confucius' teachings are very literary in nature. The Analects is made up of dialogues, stories, and anecdotes, always aphoristic and full of poetic turns of thought."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Ethics, Philosophy, Chinese, Chinese Philosophy, Conduct of life, Conduct of life., Conducta (Etica)
