How long does it take to read Balthasar's Odyssey?
Balthasar's Odyssey by Amin Maalouf takes about 8 hours 4 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 8 hours 4 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2000. 440 pages, about 121,000 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 4 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In 1665, with prophecies and portents foretelling the forthcoming Apocalypse, Balthasar, an antiquarian merchant and sage, embarks on a perilous quest to find a rare book that could hold the key to the world's salvation. Description: 391 pages : map ; 25 cm. Other Titles: Périple de Baldassare. Responsibility: Amin Maalouf ; translated from the French by Barbara Bray.
Subjects: Religion, End of the world, Fiction, Voyages and travels, Merchants, Name
