How long does it take to read Intruder in the Dust?
Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner takes about 4 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 32 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1948. 247 pages, about 67,925 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Using his preferred stream-of-consciousness style the author tells a story of a black farmer in Mississippi accused of murdering a white man.
Subjects: Fiction, Crimes against, American Manuscripts, Criticism and interpretation, Manuscripts, Race relations
