How long does it take to read Contemporary African Short Stories?
Chinua Achebe, C. L. Innes, Njabulo S. Ndebele, Nadine Gordimer, Lindiwe Mabuza, Daniel Mandishona, Mia Couto, Steve Chimombo, E. B. Dongala, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi, Tololwa M. Mollel, Kyalo Mativo, M. G. Vassanji, Assia Djebar, Jamal Mahjoub, Ben Okri, Adewale Maja-Pearce, Okey Chigbo, Ba'bila Mutia, Tijan M. Sallah, Kojo Laing
Contemporary African Short Stories by Chinua Achebe, C. L. Innes, Njabulo S. Ndebele, Nadine Gordimer, Lindiwe Mabuza, Daniel Mandishona, Mia Couto, Steve Chimombo, E. B. Dongala, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Saida Hagi-Dirie Herzi, Tololwa M. Mollel, Kyalo Mativo, M. G. Vassanji, Assia Djebar, Jamal Mahjoub, Ben Okri, Adewale Maja-Pearce, Okey Chigbo, Ba'bila Mutia, Tijan M. Sallah, Kojo Laing takes about 3 hours 40 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 40 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1992. 200 pages, about 55,000 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of 20 stories written between 1980-1991 which deal with themes relevant to various regions of Africa.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Short stories, African (English), Fiction, Anthologies, Nouvelles africaines (anglaises), Manners and customs
