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How long does it take to read Interzone?

William S. Burroughs

Interzone by William S. Burroughs takes about 3 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 33 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1989. 194 pages, about 53,350 words.

8 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 5 hours 56 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 33 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 13 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

While living in Tangiers in the 1950s, Burroughs wrote "a startling collection of short stories, autobiographical sketches, letters, and diary entries, all of which showcase his trademark mordant humor, while delineating the addictions to drugs and sex that are the central metaphors of his work."--Cover, Penguin ed.

Subjects: Fiction, general, Gay authors

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