How long does it take to read The Invention of Solitude?
The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster takes about 3 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 49 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1982. 208 pages, about 57,200 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 21 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 23 minutes |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Invention of Solitude is Paul Auster's first memoir, published in the year 1982. The book is divided into two separate parts, Portrait of an Invisible Man, which concerns the sudden death of Auster's father, and The Book of Memory, in which Auster delivers his personal opinions concerning subjects such as coincidence, fate, and solitude, subjects that have become trademarks of Auster's works.
Subjects: American Authors, Authors, American, Biography, Fathers and sons, Fathers, Autobiographie
