Silk by Alessandro Baricco

Published 1996 · 20,000 words · about 1 hour at an average pace · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

How hard is Silk to read?

Silk scores 5.9 out of 10 for difficulty, making it quite demanding.

  • Vocabulary complexity: 3.4 out of 10
  • Sentence structure: 3.6 out of 10
  • Abstract concepts: 5.2 out of 10
  • Information density: 3.0 out of 10

Literary standing

Silk holds a literary regard score of 5.4 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.

About the author

Alessandro Baricco