How long does it take to read Is That a Fish in Your Ear??
Translation and the Meaning of Everything
Is That a Fish in Your Ear? by David Bellos takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2011. 384 pages, about 105,600 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Translating and interpreting, History, Social aspects, Traduction, Langage, Histoire
