About This Book
Set in a repressive Württemberg seminary, this autobiographical novel follows his essay The Art of Idleness and later novel Knulp and excoriates educational systems that crush youthful vitality. Published by S. Fischer Verlag, it follows Hans Giebenrath’s psychological disintegration under paternal...
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Reading Time Estimates
8h 53m
slow reader
180 WPM
6h 24m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 34m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 95,975 words📅 13 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
6 h 24 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
7 h 7 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
10 h 40 min
Audio 2x
5 h 20 min
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- 📅13 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇13 commutes of 30 min each