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How long does it take to read The Poetics of Space?

Gaston Bachelard

The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard takes about 4 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 25 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1964. 241 pages, about 66,275 words.

9 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 22 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 25 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 46 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

This book is another of the French philosopher's explorations into the meaning and being of art.

Subjects: Imagination, Space and time., Poetry, Art, Space (Art), Space (Architecture)

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