How long does it take to read Footsteps?
Footsteps by Pramoedya Ananta Toer takes about 8 hours 26 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Buru Quartet
Previous: Earth of Mankind Next: House of Glass
About 8 hours 26 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1975. 460 pages, about 126,500 words.
17 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 14 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 8 hours 26 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Continues the adventures of Minke, the Dutch-educated journalist, as he and his country move into the twentieth century. Settling in a new town to begin medical school, Minke is determined to leave behind the tragedies of his past. But once again this intelligent, compassionate man finds himself caught up in the injustices of colonial exploitation. As he struggles to only to understand his world, but to change it, Minke embarks on a personal odyssey of self-discovery that takes him through the colorful and turbulent world of the Dutch East Indies.--Cover.
Subjects: Fiction, general, History, Fiction
