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How long does it take to read The Old Patagonian Express?

Paul Theroux, Juan Gabriel López Guix

The Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux, Juan Gabriel López Guix takes about 7 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 7 hours 55 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1979. 432 pages, about 118,800 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 12 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 7 hours 55 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 57 minutes

The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

An account of Theroux's trip by train from Boston to Bogota, Columbia.

Subjects: Railroad travel, America, description and travel, Description and travel, Travel, Eisenbahn, Reisebericht

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