How long does it take to read Kaffir Boy?
Mark Mathabane
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane takes about 6 hours 29 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 29 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 354 pages, about 97,350 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 29 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 3 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Recreates the author's boyhood experiences in South Africa.
Subjects: Apartheid, Blacks, Biography, South africa, biography, Blacks, south africa, Social conditions
