How long does it take to read The Track?
Arturo Barea
The Track by Arturo Barea takes about 4 hours 24 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 24 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1943. 240 pages, about 66,000 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 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 16 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
La ruta es la segunda parte de la trilogía de Arturo Barea titulada La forja de un rebelde. La trilogía consta de tres novelas autobiográficas: La forja, donde cubre su infancia y juventud; La ruta, donde cuenta sus primeras experiencias literarias y su servicio militar en Marruecos; y La llama, que trata del período justamente anterior a la guerra civil y sobre la misma.
Subjects: History, History of Spain, Military history of Spain, Personal narratives, Rif Revolt, Social life and customs