How long does it take to read Translations?
Translations by Brian Friel takes about 1 hour 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 18 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1981. 71 pages, about 19,525 words.
3 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 18 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camp, a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers is making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English. In examining the effects of this operation on the lives of a small group, Brian Friel skillfully reveals the far-reaching personal and cultural effects of an action which is at first sight purely administrative.
Subjects: Drama
