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Book 4 of The Sea of Fertility · 1971

The Decay of the Angel

by Yukio Mishima. 256 pages, about 4.7 hours to read. Rated 5.0 out of 5 by 1 Open Library readers.

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How long to read The Decay of the Angel

At 250 words a minute, the average adult pace, The Decay of the Angel takes about 4.7 hours. That assumes 275 words a page over 256 pages.

Your paceTime
150 words/min (slow, or reading aloud)7.8 hours
200 words/min5.9 hours
250 words/min (average)4.7 hours
300 words/min3.9 hours
400 words/min (fast)2.9 hours

In the series

All 4 The Sea of Fertility books in order

Japan, fiction · Fiction, general