How long does it take to read Through the Valley of the Kwai?
Ernest Gordon
Through the Valley of the Kwai by Ernest Gordon takes about 4 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 43 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1962. 257 pages, about 70,675 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 43 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Religious life of Allied prisoners of World War II, held by the Japanese in camps along the River Kwai, based on personal experiences of the author, a member of the British Army.
Subjects: Prisoners of war, Burma-Siam Railroad, American Personal narratives, History, Biography, Japanese Prisoners and prisons
