Quo vadis

Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916)

Approximate level
B1
Length
166,239 words
Reading time
13 h 51 min
Chapters
74
Language
Polish

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Set in Nero’s Rome, Quo vadis follows characters amid imperial court life and the early Christian community. This opening presents Petronius, a cultivated Roman attending Nero’s feasts and discussing whether women have souls. The Polish is from the late nineteenth century, with formal narration and Roman terms for baths, servants, and social customs. Sentences often run long, with several clauses and descriptive details, so the passage is demanding, especially when its historical vocabulary and elaborate portraiture appear together.

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How long does it take to read?

About 13 h 51 min at a native pace, spread over 74 chapters. In a foreign language plan for more: half an hour a day finishes a book of this size in a few weeks.

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