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Book · by Arthur C. Clarke · first published 1987

How many pages is 2061?

2061 by Arthur C. Clarke has a median of 279 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 266 to 295 pages.

Median pages
279
11 editions counted
Range
206–308
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
77k
at 275 words per page

How long will 2061 take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
4 h 55 min
At 30 min a day
10 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

200250300199019952000200520101987: 206 pages1988: 279 pages1988: 254 pages1988: 262 pages1988: 279 pages1989: 271 pages1989: 288 pages1997: 304 pages1997: 302 pages1999: 270 pages2012: 308 pagesmedian 279
2002503001990200020101987: 206 pages1988: 279 pages1988: 254 pages1988: 262 pages1988: 279 pages1989: 271 pages1989: 288 pages1997: 304 pages1997: 302 pages1999: 270 pages2012: 308 pagesmedian 279
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 34 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2012RosettaBooks–308OL29463686M
1999Tandem LibrarySchool & Library Binding270OL8188854M
1997Del ReyPaperback304OL9808866M
1997Voyager–302OL22574206M
1989Ballantine Books–271OL18324501M
1989Del ReyMass Market Paperback288OL9842790M
1988Ballantine Books–279OL2409174M
1988Grafton Books–254OL2116159M

More by Arthur C. Clarke

All 9 books by Arthur C. Clarke with page counts

Questions

How many pages is 2061?
About 279 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 206 to 308 pages.
How long does it take to read 2061?
About 4 h 55 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is 2061?
Roughly 77,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).