How long does it take to read The Apple in the Dark?
Clarice Lispector, Benjamin Moser, Elena Losada
The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector, Benjamin Moser, Elena Losada takes about 6 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 37 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1961. 361 pages, about 99,275 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 2 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Martin is convinced that he has murdered his wife. In a delirium of guilt and grief, he wanders through a forest until he comes across an isolated farm run by Vitoria - an indomitable spinster who is 'afraid to live', and her flighty, obsessive cousin Ermelinda, who is terrified of death. As Martin works on Vitoria's land he is both haunted and comforted by memories of his wife and son." "In the intense heat of the Brazilian summer, drought threatens both the farm and its inhabitants, and these three very different but equally domineering characters provoke each other into a realisation of their individual psychological isolation."--Jacket.
Subjects: Fiction, psychological, Detective and mystery stories, Attempted murder, Fiction, Consciousness, Portuguese fiction
