How long does it take to read La Muerte de Artemio Cruz?
La Muerte de Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes takes about 5 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 316 pages, about 86,900 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 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 37 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Artemio Cruz, an ex-revolutionary lying on his deathbed, recalls the most important 12 days in his life.
Subjects: Mexico, Fiction, Spanish fiction, History, Fiction (fictional works by one author)