How long does it take to read The Famished Road?
The Famished Road by Ben Okri takes about 9 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 14 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1991. 504 pages, about 138,600 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A novel of modern Nigeria told through the eyes of a sentient child.
Subjects: Africa in fiction, Fiction, Magic, Magic in fiction, Man Booker Prize Winner, Nigeria
