How long does it take to read Fontamara?
Fontamara by Ignazio Silone takes about 3 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1933. 211 pages, about 58,025 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 27 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 43 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Fiction based on the history of Italy; covers period: 1922-1945.
Subjects: History, Fiction
