How long does it take to read L'arte Della Gioia?
Goliarda Sapienza
L'arte Della Gioia by Goliarda Sapienza takes about 12 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 12 hours 12 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1994. 665 pages, about 182,875 words.
25 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 20 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 12 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Traces the events of the twentieth century through the experiences of Sicilian-born Modesta, who defies the conventions of her fascist, patriarchal society to rise from poverty and marry an aristocrat without compromising her deeply held values.
Subjects: Modern History, Fiction, Fiction, coming of age
