How long does it take to read The Orphan Master's Son?
Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson takes about 9 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2012. 496 pages, about 136,400 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 25 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Orphan Master's Son is a 2012 novel by American author Adam Johnson. It deals with intertwined themes of propaganda, identity, and state power in North Korea. The novel was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Subjects: Totalitarianism, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Fiction, Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Thriller
