How long does it take to read Last Witnesses?
Last Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich takes about 5 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Part of Voices of Utopia
Next: War's Unwomanly Face
About 5 hours 52 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1985. 320 pages, about 88,000 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 47 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II. These men and women were both witnesses and sometimes soldiers as well, and their generation grew up with the trauma of the war deeply embedded in them--a trauma that would forever change the course of the Russian nation. This is a new version of the war we're so familiar with. Alexievich gives voice to those whose stories are lost in the official narratives, creating a powerful alternative history from the personal and private experiences of individuals. Collectively, these voices provide a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human consequences of the war"--
Subjects: Children, Personal narratives, Russian, Russian Personal narratives, Soviet Personal narratives, Soviet union, history, HISTORY / World
