How long does it take to read Child of All Nations?
Child of All Nations by Pramoedya Ananta Toer takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Buru Quartet
Next: Earth of Mankind
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1973. 352 pages, about 96,800 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Coming to grips with the oppression and injustice of the European regime in his country, Minke, [the Dutch-educated javaese writer] struggles to assert his voice and the voices of his people - but he is met at every turn by the corruption of those he trusted and by the tragedies that befall those he loves most."--Back cover.
Subjects: Fiction, general, History, Fiction, Indonesia, fiction, Anti-imperialist movements, Indonesian fiction
