How long does it take to read "Master Harold"-- and the Boys?
"Master Harold"-- and the Boys by Athol Fugard takes about 1 hour 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 7 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1982. 61 pages, about 16,775 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 42 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Master Harold," or Hally, learns that his alcoholic father is to be released from the hospital and struggles with his emotions during a confrontation with the two black men who help in the family's restaurant in 1950s South Africa.
Subjects: Drama, Race relations, Social life and customs, Sources, Race relaions, Drama (dramatic works by one author)
