How long does it take to read Mr. Palomar?
Mr. Palomar by Italo Calvino takes about 2 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 19 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 126 pages, about 34,650 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 27 minutes |
The page count is the median across 29 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Relates the inner dialogs, reflections, and musings of Mr. Palomar.
Subjects: Fiction, biographical, Philosophy, Fiction, Roman italien, Histoire et critique, Italian fiction