How long does it take to read Playing for Time?
Fania Fénelon
Playing for Time by Fania Fénelon takes about 4 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 262 pages, about 72,050 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Contains primary source material. An extraordinary, personal account of the women's orchestra in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Subjects: Auschwitz (Concentration camp), Biography, Concentration camp inmates, Jews, Musicians, Personal narratives
