How long does it take to read Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians?
Pierre Clastres, Donna T. Haverty-Stacke, Daniel J. Walkowitz, Paul Auster
Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians by Pierre Clastres, Donna T. Haverty-Stacke, Daniel J. Walkowitz, Paul Auster takes about 5 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1972. 311 pages, about 85,525 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians is Pierre Clastres's account of his 1963-64 encounter with this small Paraguayan tribe, a precise and detailed recording of the history, ritual, myths, and culture of this remarkably unique, and now vanished, people. "Determined not to let the slightest detail" escape him or to leave unanswered the many questions prompted by his personal experiences. Clastres follows the Guayakis in their everyday lives.
Subjects: Labor, Guayaki Indians, Labor movement, History, Working class, Indians of south america
