How long does it take to read Ret Smadhi?
Geetanjali Shree
Ret Smadhi by Geetanjali Shree takes about 11 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 4 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2018. 604 pages, about 166,100 words.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 55 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In northern India, an 80-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease of life. Her determination to fly in the face of convention confuses her bohemian daughter, who is used to thinking of herself as the more ‘modern’ of the two. To her family’s consternation, Ma then insists on travelling to Pakistan, confronting the unresolved trauma of her teenage experiences of Partition. Despite its serious themes, Geetanjali Shree’s light touch and exuberant wordplay ensures that Tomb of Sand remains constantly playful - and utterly original.
Subjects: Indo-iranian philology, partition, feminism, Joint families, Fiction, Interpersonal relations
