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At a glance
1918 autobiographical artist's novel and bildungsroman by James Joyce.
- Author
- James Joyce1882–1941
- First published
- 1918
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Literary fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Long80,000 to 120,000 words
- Readers' rating
- 3.6 out of 5from 317 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 5 h 39 min at 250 words a minute, or 9 h 7 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 7 h 4 min | 15 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 5 h 39 min | 12 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 4 h 43 min | 10 days |
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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Counted from the text
Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.
- Words in the text
- 84,872
- Chapters
- 5about 16,974 words each
- Average sentence
- 15.9 words
- Vocabulary
- 424 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
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- standardebooks.orgword count
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
The word count is Standard Ebooks’ count of its edition; the figures under “Counted from the text” are Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text.
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.
Questions
How many words is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce has 84,818 words.
How long does it take to read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?
About 5 h 39 min at 250 words a minute, or 9 h 7 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man at 30 minutes a day?
About 12 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was written by James Joyce and first published in 1918.
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