How long does it take to read Neither Man nor Woman?
the Hijras of India
Neither Man nor Woman by Serena Nanda takes about 3 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 25 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1989. 186 pages, about 51,150 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation.
Subjects: Eunuchs, Transsexuals, Sex role, Ethnology, india, LGBTQ gender identity, Hijras
