Fires on the Plain by Shōhei Ōoka
Published 1951 · 55,000 words · about 4 hours at an average pace · War Fiction, Literary Fiction, Philosophical Fiction
How hard is Fires on the Plain to read?
Fires on the Plain scores 7.3 out of 10 for difficulty, making it very challenging.
- Vocabulary complexity: 5.4 out of 10
- Sentence structure: 5.4 out of 10
- Abstract concepts: 7.6 out of 10
- Information density: 5.6 out of 10
Literary standing
Fires on the Plain holds a literary regard score of 7.4 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.