How long does it take to read The Road to Mecca?
The Road to Mecca by Athol Fugard takes about 1 hour 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 27 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1985. 79 pages, about 21,725 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Drama set in a village of New Bethesda, South Africa. Eccentric elderly reclusive artist defines intolerance of the small community. 2 acts, 1 man, 2 women, i interior.
Subjects: Aging, Women artists, Owl House (Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa), Drama, Psychological aspects, Outsider artists
