How long does it take to read Deceit, Desire, and the Novel?
Deceit, Desire, and the Novel by René Girard takes about 6 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 1 minute
A weekend read
First published 1961. 328 pages, about 90,200 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 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 1 minute |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Discussion of the thesis that any goal which the protagonist of a novel seeks has been suggested by a mediator and that this "triangular desire" is the form of all great novels.
Subjects: History and criticism, Example, Fiction, Roman, Exemple, Histoire et critique
