How long does it take to read People from My Neighbourhood?
People from My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami takes about 2 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 27 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2016. 134 pages, about 36,850 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"A bossy child who lives under a white cloth near a tree; a schoolgirl who keeps doll's brains in a desk drawer; an old man with two shadows, one docile and one rebellious; a diplomat no one has ever seen who goes fishing at an artificial lake no one has ever heard of. These are some of the inhabitants of People From My Neighborhood. In their lives, details of the local and everyday-the lunch menu at a tiny drinking place called the Love, the color and shape of the roof of the tax office-slip into accounts of duels, prophetic dreams, revolutions, and visitations from ghosts and gods. In twenty-six "palm of the hand" stories-fictions small enough to fit in the palm of one's hand-Hiromi Kawakami creates a universe ruled by mystery and transformation."--
Subjects: Flash Fiction, Neighbors, Fiction
