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How long does it take to read The Archer?

Paulo Coelho, Christoph Niemann, Margaret Jull Costa

The Archer by Paulo Coelho, Christoph Niemann, Margaret Jull Costa takes about 3 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 3 hours 49 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1900. 208 pages, about 57,200 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 21 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 3 hours 49 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 23 minutes

The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Tetsuya was once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow. He has retired from public life when a boy comes searching for him. The boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life. -- adapted from jacket "This is an inspiring fable about the importance of taking risks and overcoming difficulty. It is told from the perspective of Tetsuya, a famous former archer, and his apprentice"--

Subjects: Fiction, friendship, Fiction, visionary & metaphysical, Archers, Fiction, Conduct of life, Friendship

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