How long does it take to read July's People?
July's People by Nadine Gordimer takes about 2 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 59 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 163 pages, about 44,825 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
When South Africa is riven by war and the Smales, a white couple, take refuge in the village of their former servant July, their relationships are completely transformed.
Subjects: Race relations, Fiction, Friendship, Fiction, general, South africa, fiction, Apartheid
