How long does it take to read The Lion and the Jewel?
The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka takes about 1 hour 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 10 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1962. 64 pages, about 17,600 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is one of the best-known plays by Africa's major dramatist, Wole Soyinka. How the Lion hunts the Jewel is the theme of this ribald comedy.
Subjects: Drama (dramatic works by one author), African drama (English), Plays, Drama, Fiction, Classics
