How long does it take to read No Name in the Street?
No Name in the Street by James Baldwin takes about 3 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1972. 197 pages, about 54,175 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 1 minute |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 19 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"This is James Baldwin's long-awaited statement on what has happened to America through the political and social agonies of her recent history".
Subjects: Race relations, African Americans, Social conditions, Blacks, History, Afro-Americans