How long does it take to read By Night in Chile?
By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño takes about 2 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 45 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2000. 150 pages, about 41,250 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 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A hypnotic deathbed confession revolving around Opus Dei, crazed schemes, poetry, and Pinochet, By Night in Chile pours out the self-justifying dark memories of Father Urrutia, a half-hearted Chilean priest. --New Directions Publishing
Subjects: Politics and government, Priests, Fiction, Chilean Poets, Sacerdotes, Política y gobierno
