How long does it take to read The Executioner's Song?
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer takes about 19 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 19 hours 22 minutes
A long haul
First published 1979. 1,056 pages, about 290,400 words.
39 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 32 hours 16 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 19 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 12 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 21 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous after he robbed two men in 1976 and killed them in cold blood. After being tried and convicted, he immediately insisted on being executed for his crime. To do so, he fought a system that seemed intent on keeping him alive long after it had sentenced him to death. And that fight for the right to die is what made him famous.
Subjects: Biography, Death row inmates, Fiction, Murderers, Romans, nouvelles, Biographical fiction
