How long does it take to read The Number Devil?
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger takes about 4 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 48 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 262 pages, about 72,050 words. Written for children.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 48 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours |
The page count is the median across 22 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Annoyed with his math teacher who assigns word problems and won't let him use a calculator, twelve-year-old Robert finds help from the number devil in his dreams.
Subjects: Fiction, Natural Numbers, Mathematics, Dreams, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction
