How long does it take to read No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Short Stories?
No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Short Stories by Gabriel García Márquez takes about 3 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 170 pages, about 46,750 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 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A novel and short stories by the Columbian author.
Subjects: Ethnic relations, Fiction (fictional works by one author), Colombian Short stories, Fiction, Social life and customs
