How long does it take to read The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories?
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories by Tobias Wolff takes about 10 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 14 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1994. 558 pages, about 153,450 words.
21 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 17 hours 3 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The thirty-three stories in this generous and discerning volume prove that American short fiction may be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they also make up an alternate map of the United States, one that represents not just geography but narrative traditions, cultural heritage, and divergent approaches to the use of language. - Back cover.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Fiction, American Short stories, Short stories, american
