How long does it take to read Baudolino?
Baudolino by Umberto Eco takes about 9 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 43 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2000. 530 pages, about 145,750 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 54 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Born a simple peasant in northern Italy, Baudolino narrates the story of his life, from his adoption by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and his education in Paris to his arrival in Constantinople during the turmoil of the Fourth Crusade.
Subjects: Crusades, Fiction, Prester John (Legendary character), Young men, Croisades, Civilisation medievale
