How long does it take to read The Language of the Night?
essays on fantasy and science fiction
The Language of the Night by Ursula K. Le Guin takes about 4 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 46 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 260 pages, about 71,500 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A collection of twenty-four essays concerned with writing in general, the field of fantasy and science fiction, and with the author's own writing.
Subjects: History and criticism, Fantasy fiction, Science fiction, Fantastic fiction, Science fiction, history and criticism, Fantasy fiction, history and criticism
