How long does it take to read An Autobiography?
the story of my experiments with truth
An Autobiography by M. K. Gandhi takes about 7 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1927. 420 pages, about 115,500 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 140 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. He feared the enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding of his quest for truth rooted in devotion to God. His attempts to get closer to this divine power led him to seek purity through simple living, dietary practices, celibacy, and a life without violence. This is not a straightforward narrative biography, in The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Gandhi offers his life story as a reference for those who would follow in his footsteps.
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Biography, Statesmen, Biographies, Pacifistes
