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How long does it take to read Das Kapital [1/3]?
Das Kapital [1/3] by Karl Marx takes about 21 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 21 hours 7 minutes
A long haul
First published 1982. 1,152 pages, about 316,800 words.
43 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 35 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 21 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 13 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Economics, Capital
