How long does it take to read The Writing Life?
Annie Dillard, Tavia Gilbert, Alba Dedeu Sorribas
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard, Tavia Gilbert, Alba Dedeu Sorribas takes about 2 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 38 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1989. 144 pages, about 39,600 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 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A meditative reflection in anecdote and vignette on Annie Dillard's writing process. Beautiful and vivid prose. Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood; the Northwest pioneer epic The Living; and the nonfiction narrative Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. A gregarious recluse, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Subjects: American Authors, Authors, American, Biography, Journalism, Nonfiction, Schriftsteller
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