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How many pages is A Gentleman in Moscow?

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles has a median of 472 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 464 to 480 pages.

Median pages
472
5 editions counted
Range
462–719
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
8.3h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
130k
at 275 words per page

How long will A Gentleman in Moscow 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
8 h 19 min
At 30 min a day
17 days
At 1 hour a day
9 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

500600700201620172018201920202016: 464 pages2016: 462 pages2016: 719 pages2019: 472 pages2020: 480 pagesmedian 472
5006007002016201820202016: 464 pages2016: 462 pages2016: 719 pages2019: 472 pages2020: 480 pagesmedian 472
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 28 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Penguin Random House–480OL30185606M
2019Penguin Bookspaperback472OL27268585M
2016Penguin Random House–464OL34542941M
2016VikingHardcover462OL26386597M
2016Random House Large PrintPaperback719OL26387134M

Questions

How many pages is A Gentleman in Moscow?
About 472 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 462 to 719 pages.
How long does it take to read A Gentleman in Moscow?
About 8 h 19 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 17 days.
How many words is A Gentleman in Moscow?
Roughly 130,000 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)).