How long does it take to read The Diary of a Country Priest?
The Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos takes about 5 hours 19 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 19 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1936. 290 pages, about 79,750 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 19 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 65 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly recounts the life of a young French country priest who grows to understand his provincial parish while learning spiritual humility himself.
Subjects: Catholic Church, Clergy, Fiction, Catholics, Priests, Clergy, fiction
