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How many pages is Against Interpretation?

Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag has a median of 304 pages across 13 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 304 to 312 pages.

Median pages
304
13 editions counted
Range
304–336
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.9h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
84k
at 275 words per page

How long will Against Interpretation take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
5 h 51 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

3003203401980200020201966: 304 pages1966: 304 pages1966: 304 pages1978: 304 pages1981: 304 pages1982: 304 pages1986: 304 pages1987: 304 pages1990: 304 pages1996: 312 pages2001: 336 pages2009: 336 pages2025: 312 pagesmedian 304
3003203401980200020201966: 304 pages1966: 304 pages1966: 304 pages1978: 304 pages1981: 304 pages1982: 304 pages1986: 304 pages1987: 304 pages1990: 304 pages1996: 312 pages2001: 336 pages2009: 336 pages2025: 312 pagesmedian 304
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 13 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 26 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2025PicadorPaperback312OL62431211M
2009Penguin Books, Limited–336OL28451401M
2001PicadorPaperback336OL9522895M
1996Picador–312OL22082386M
1990Anchor Books–304OL1849014M
1987Deutsch–304OL21579064M
1986Farrar Straus Giroux–304OL2731703M
1982Octagon Books–304OL7424800M

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Questions

How many pages is Against Interpretation?
About 304 pages: that is the median of 13 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 304 to 336 pages.
How long does it take to read Against Interpretation?
About 5 h 51 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Against Interpretation?
Roughly 84,000 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)).