About This Book
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory, an emotionally charged novel inspired by the myth of Orpheus. "Bravo, Richard Powers, for hitting so many high notes with Orfeo and contributing to the fraction of books that really matter." —Heller McAlpin, NPR In Orfeo, composer Peter Els op...
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Reading Time Estimates
6h 22m
slow reader
180 WPM
4h 35m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 16m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 68,750 words📅 10 days at 30 min/day
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4 h 35 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
5 h 6 min
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7 h 38 min
Audio 2x
3 h 49 min
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