How long does it take to read The Stranger?
The Stranger by Albert Camus takes about 2 hours 37 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The strange writer
Next: The Myth of Sisyphus
About 2 hours 37 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1942. 143 pages, about 39,325 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 468 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
L'Étranger est le premier roman publié d’Albert Camus, paru en 1942. Il prend place dans la tétralogie que Camus nommera « cycle de l’absurde » qui décrit les fondements de la philosophie camusienne : l’absurde. Le roman a été traduit en soixante-huit langues.
Subjects: Philosophical Novels, Murder, Fiction, French, Novelas francesas, Asesinato
