How long does it take to read A Universal History of Infamy?
A Universal History of Infamy by Jorge Luis Borges takes about 2 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 38 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1935. 144 pages, about 39,600 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 32 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In his writing, Borges always combined high seriousness with a wicked sense of fun. Here he reveals his delight in re-creating (or making up) colorful stories from the Orient, the Islamic world, and the Wild West, as well as his horrified fascination with knife fights, political and personal betrayal, and bloodthirsty revenge. Spark-ling with the sheer exuberant pleasure of story-telling, this collection marked the emergence of an utterly distinctive literary voice.
Subjects: Outlaws, Brigands and robbers, Fiction, Fiction (fictional works by one author), Proscritos, Ficción
