How long does it take to read Dawn?
Dawn by Elie Wiesel, Frances Frenaye takes about 1 hour 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 46 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1961. 96 pages, about 26,400 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Based on the novel l'Aube by Elie Wiesel adapted and translated by Daniel Banks, with passages from the English translation by Frances Frenaye. Fifth draft.
Subjects: Murder, Psychological aspects of Murder, Holocaust survivors, Fiction, National liberation movements, History
