How long does it take to read A Thousand Hills?
Rwanda's rebirth and the man who dreamed it
A Thousand Hills by Stephen Kinzer takes about 6 hours 58 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 58 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2008. 380 pages, about 104,500 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 58 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It is the story of Paul Kagame, a refugee who, after a generation of exile, found his way home. Learn about President Kagame, who strives to make Rwanda the first middle-income country in Africa, in a single generation. In this adventurous tale, learn about Kagame's early fascination with Che Guevara and James Bond, his years as an intelligence agent, his training in Cuba and the United States, the way he built his secret rebel army, his bloody rebellion, and his outsized ambitions for Rwanda.
Subjects: Atrocities, Biography, Genocide, History, Political leadership, Politics and government
