How long does it take to read The Black Hermit?
The Black Hermit by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo takes about 1 hour 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 32 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1968. 84 pages, about 23,100 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Gaele Sobott-Mogwe's stories tell of everyday life in Southern Africa. She captures the casual or determined oppression of men and women, the delightful tenderness of human affection, the powerful rhythm of African myth. The politics of personal relationships are explored against a background of social injustice and material hardship. Yet we never lose sight of the individual human experience, the moment of insight, the sensation of pain or pleasure.
Subjects: Swahili fiction, Drama, Texts, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author)
