How long does it take to read The Ark?
Margot Benary-Isbert, Margot Benary
The Ark by Margot Benary-Isbert, Margot Benary takes about 4 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 31 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1953. 246 pages, about 67,650 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 31 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A family of German refugees set up their new home in an old street car, everyone works, and looks for the return of their father as a prisoner of war.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, History, Family, Fiction, Germany, WWI and aftermath
