How long does it take to read My Life in the Bush of Ghosts?
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola takes about 3 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 11 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1954. 174 pages, about 47,850 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The adventures of an African boy who strays into the world of the dead where his is lost for twenty-four years. Incorporates many unrecorded African myths.
Subjects: Yoruba (African people), Fiction, Fantasy, Folklore, Fiction, fantasy, general, Africa, fiction
