How long does it take to read The Visit?
The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt takes about 2 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours
An evening's read
First published 1956. 109 pages, about 29,975 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 15 minutes |
The page count is the median across 38 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An elderly millionairesse returns to her home town and turns what has been a depressed area into a boom town. Soon the townspeople realize they have become enmeshed in her vengeful plot: murder.
Subjects: German drama, German, Swiss Drama, Drama, Friedrich Durrenmatt, Tr. into English
