About This Book
SHORTLISTED FOR BLACKWELL’S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 ‘It is dangerous to want someone this much. He has always known it, from the very first night.’ It is September 1974. Two men meet by chance in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the mag...
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5h 15m
slow reader
180 WPM
3h 47m
average reader
250 WPM
2h 42m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 56,650 words📅 8 days at 30 min/day
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3 h 47 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
4 h 12 min
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6 h 18 min
Audio 2x
3 h 9 min
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