How long does it take to read The Last Train from Hiroshima?
The Last Train from Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino takes about 7 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 54 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2010. 431 pages, about 118,525 words.
16 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 13 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Drawing on the voices of atomic-bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices detonated over Japan changed life on Earth forever.
Subjects: Atomic bomb victims, Japanese Personal narratives, Forensic archaeology, Atomic bomb, History, Biography
