How long does it take to read The Cheese and the Worms?
Carlo Ginzburg, Anne C. Tedeschi, John Tedeschi, Francisco Martín Arribas, Justo Serna, Anaclet Pons Pons
The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg, Anne C. Tedeschi, John Tedeschi, Francisco Martín Arribas, Justo Serna, Anaclet Pons Pons takes about 3 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 22 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1976. 184 pages, about 50,600 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 7 minutes |
The page count is the median across 23 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Offers a study of culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. This book illustrates the confusing political and religious conditions of the time.
Subjects: Heresies, Christian, Religious life and customs, Heretics, Christian, Civilization, Church history, Peasantry
