How long does it take to read Manchild in the Promised Land?
Claude Brown
Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown takes about 7 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1937. 415 pages, about 114,125 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The autobiography of a young black man raised in Harlem. A realistic description of life in the ghetto.
Subjects: Social conditions, African Americans, Biography, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), African American boys, African American neighborhoods
