How long does it take to read La Disparition?
La Disparition by Georges Perec takes about 5 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 51 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1969. 319 pages, about 87,725 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is a book without any e letter (the most common one in French). One of most knew exemple of Oulipo work.
Subjects: oulipo
