How long does it take to read The Poor Christ of Bomba?
The Poor Christ of Bomba by Mongo Beti takes about 4 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 35 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1956. 250 pages, about 68,750 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 38 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 52 minutes |
The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Satirizes the destructive influence of French Catholic missionary activities in Cameroon.
Subjects: Fiction, Africa, fiction, Fiction, general, Missions, Corrupt practices, Child sexual abuse
