How long does it take to read Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling takes about 11 hours 9 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 9 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2006. 608 pages, about 167,200 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 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 9 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The strange tales of Pu Songling are exquisite minatures regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems.
Subjects: Fiction, Chinese Short stories, Social life and customs, Fiction, science fiction, general
