How long does it take to read Paradise of the Blind?
Thu Hương Dương, Nina Mcpherson, Duong Thu Huong, HUONG, DUONG, T
Paradise of the Blind by Thu Hương Dương, Nina Mcpherson, Duong Thu Huong, HUONG, DUONG, T takes about 4 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 272 pages, about 74,800 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Paradise of the Blind is an exquisite portrait of three Vietnamese women struggling to survive in a society where subservience to men is expected and Communist corruption crushes every dream. Through the eyes of Hang, a young woman in her twenties who has grown up amidst the slums and intermittent beauty of Hanoi, we come to know the tragedy of her family as land reform rips apart their village. When her uncle Chinh‘s political loyalties replace family devotion, Hang is torn between her mother‘s appalling self–sacrifice and the bitterness of her aunt who can avenge but not forgive. Only by freeing herself from the past will Hang be able to find dignity –– and a future." (`Quoted from book page on Amazon.`)
Subjects: Fiction, Fiction, general, Vietnam, fiction, Communism, Women, Slums
