How long does it take to read The Third Man?
The Third Man by Graham Greene takes about 2 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 27 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1935. 134 pages, about 36,850 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 32 minutes |
The page count is the median across 59 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Initially written as a screenplay Greene later transferred the film treatment to novel form as a novella, published together with The Fallen Idol. Set in post-war Vienna The Third Man concerns the mysterious Harry Lime, a black market trader thought by the authorities to be dead.
Subjects: Novela de misterio, Criminals, Diplomats, Master and servant, Motion picture plays, Third Man (Motion picture)
