How long does it take to read The Butterfly's Burden?
Mahmud Darwish, Mahmoud Darwish, Fady Joudah
The Butterfly's Burden by Mahmud Darwish, Mahmoud Darwish, Fady Joudah takes about 6 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours
A weekend read
First published 2006. 327 pages, about 89,925 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Newest work from Mahmoud Darwish--the most acclaimed poet in the Arab world.
Subjects: Poetry, Middle Eastern, Poetry / General, English-Arabic, Bilingual books, Arab Poets
