A history of autobiography in antiquity vs Revisiting South Africa: Which Should You Read?
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A history of autobiography in antiquity
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This is Volume IV of 9 historical works from the International Library of Sociology. This is part one of two looking at the history of the autobiography. Appearing in isolation as they do, autobiographies demand for…
Revisiting South Africa
“He took my hand and shut his eyes for a few moments as he sought to divine the words of The Essence. He opened them after a time. Carllo shared two things with me. The first was a premonition and the second, a warning. “When the first snow falls, you will go to her,” was the first prediction he channelled from the mysterious netherworld. For some reason a picture of Japan in mid-winter came to”
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This book recounts the British-Zimbabwean author's travels to Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa, midway through the last decade. There is student unrest under the banner #RhodesMustFall and…
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The verdict
- Revisiting South Africa is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for A history of autobiography in antiquity.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A history of autobiography in antiquity | Revisiting South Africa | |
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| Goodreads | 4.5 (2) | — |
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Reception
| A history of autobiography in antiquity | Revisiting South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | — |
| Editions | 13 | 2 |
| Citations | 64 | — |
| Want to read | 16 | — |
| Pages | 364 | 136 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is shorter to read: A history of autobiography in antiquity or Revisiting South Africa?
Revisiting South Africa is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Revisiting South Africa (136 pages, ≈ 2 h 31 m); A history of autobiography in antiquity (364 pages, ≈ 6 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: A history of autobiography in antiquity or Revisiting South Africa?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A history of autobiography in antiquity: Moderate; Revisiting South Africa: Moderate.