About This Book
Setting his story in the distant, post-Holocaust future, Hesse tells of an elite cult of intellectuals occupying themselves with an elaborate game that employs all the cultural and scientific knowledge of the ages. The most imaginative and prophetic of Hesse's works.
Reading Time Estimates
14h 46m
slow reader
180 WPM
10h 38m
average reader
250 WPM
7h 36m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 159,500 wordsπ
22 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
10 hours 38 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
11 hours 49 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
17 hours 43 min
Audio 2x
8 hours 52 min
That's about:
- π 22 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π22 commutesΒ of 30 min each