How long does it take to read The Lover?
The Lover by Marguerite Duras takes about 2 hours 21 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 21 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1984. 128 pages, about 35,200 words. Written for young adults.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 35 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
L'Amant est une autofiction française (un roman en partie autobiographique) de Marguerite Duras publiée en 1984 aux éditions de Minuit. Il valut à son auteur le prix Goncourt la même année et le prix Ritz-Paris-Hemingway (meilleur roman publié en anglais) en 1986.
Subjects: Liebesbeziehung, Franzo sin, Chinesen, Französin, Fiction, romance, historical, Young women, fiction
