A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess ยท 1962
How long does it take to read A Clockwork Orange?
About 3 hours 50 minutes
192 pages at 50 pages an hour. 8 days at 30 minutes a day. Work out your own time.
A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called "Nadsat", which takes its name from the Russian suffix that is equivalent to '-teen' in English. According to Burgess, it was a jeu d'esprit written in just three weeks. In 2005, A Clockwork Orange was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The original manuscript of the book has been kept at McMaster University's William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada since the institution purchased the documents in 1971. It is considered one of the most influential dystopian books.
How long does it take to read A Clockwork Orange?
A Clockwork Orange is 192 pages, so it takes about 3 hours 50 minutes to read at an average pace of 50 pages an hour. A relaxed reader at 35 pages an hour needs about 5 hours 29 minutes; a fast reader at 70 pages an hour, about 2 hours 45 minutes.
How many days to read A Clockwork Orange at 20 minutes a day?
About 12 days, reading 20 minutes a day at 50 pages an hour.
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