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Book · by Friedrich Nietzsche · first published 1998

How many pages is Also sprach Zarathustra?

Also sprach Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche has a median of 348 pages across 197 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 306 to 394 pages.

Median pages
348
197 editions counted
Range
180–746
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
96k
at 275 words per page

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Reading time
6 h 08 min
At 30 min a day
13 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2004006008001900195020001883: 298 pages1883: 348 pages1896: 479 pages1896: 479 pages1896: 479 pages1899: 488 pages1900: 325 pages1905: 325 pages1905: 325 pages1908: 479 pages1908: 444 pages1909: 458 pages1911: 458 pages1914: 459 pages1916: 458 pages1917: 368 pages1917: 368 pages1917: 325 pages1920: 325 pages1932: 364 pages1932: 364 pages1932: 364 pages1933: 354 pages1933: 288 pages1950: 368 pages1957: 394 pages1957: 340 pages1957: 266 pages1958: 288 pages1958: 288 pages1961: 342 pages1961: 342 pages1961: 342 pages1964: 316 pages1966: 327 pages1967: 316 pages1967: 364 pages1967: 316 pages1969: 342 pages1974: 458 pages1974: 342 pages1974: 341 pages1978: 327 pages1978: 352 pages1980: 368 pages1982: 368 pages1993: 341 pages1995: 327 pages1999: 270 pages1999: 352 pages2000: 408 pages2002: 412 pages2002: 310 pages2002: 476 pages2002: 412 pages2004: 315 pages2004: 256 pages2004: 346 pages2005: 352 pages2005: 384 pages2006: 381 pages2006: 270 pages2006: 316 pages2006: 312 pages2006: 380 pages2006: 316 pages2006: 284 pages2007: 400 pages2007: 268 pages2007: 442 pages2007: 394 pages2007: 228 pages2007: 316 pages2007: 315 pages2008: 274 pages2009: 324 pages2009: 280 pages2009: 222 pages2009: 370 pages2010: 228 pages2010: 348 pages2011: 504 pages2011: 382 pages2011: 316 pages2011: 348 pages2011: 218 pages2011: 592 pages2012: 350 pages2012: 270 pages2012: 472 pages2012: 314 pages2012: 390 pages2012: 466 pages2012: 238 pages2012: 456 pages2013: 280 pages2013: 390 pages2013: 196 pages2013: 180 pages2013: 552 pages2013: 256 pages2013: 552 pages2014: 318 pages2014: 240 pages2014: 386 pages2015: 418 pages2015: 362 pages2015: 370 pages2015: 334 pages2015: 404 pages2015: 234 pages2015: 236 pages2015: 312 pages2015: 396 pages2016: 424 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 252 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 520 pages2016: 236 pages2016: 362 pages2016: 400 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 334 pages2016: 340 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 250 pages2016: 284 pages2017: 384 pages2017: 300 pages2017: 362 pages2017: 362 pages2017: 306 pages2017: 362 pages2017: 486 pages2017: 274 pages2017: 210 pages2017: 362 pages2017: 274 pages2017: 292 pages2017: 442 pages2017: 436 pages2017: 330 pages2017: 672 pages2017: 458 pages2017: 474 pages2017: 300 pages2017: 248 pages2017: 436 pages2017: 330 pages2017: 350 pages2017: 474 pages2017: 320 pages2017: 746 pages2017: 436 pages2017: 350 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 414 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 210 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 312 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 312 pages2018: 266 pages2018: 184 pages2018: 184 pages2018: 266 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 338 pages2018: 184 pages2018: 356 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 722 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 320 pages2018: 312 pages2018: 390 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 312 pages2018: 362 pages2020: 308 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pagesmedian 348
2004006008001900195020001883: 298 pages1883: 348 pages1896: 479 pages1896: 479 pages1896: 479 pages1899: 488 pages1900: 325 pages1905: 325 pages1905: 325 pages1908: 479 pages1908: 444 pages1909: 458 pages1911: 458 pages1914: 459 pages1916: 458 pages1917: 368 pages1917: 368 pages1917: 325 pages1920: 325 pages1932: 364 pages1932: 364 pages1932: 364 pages1933: 354 pages1933: 288 pages1950: 368 pages1957: 394 pages1957: 340 pages1957: 266 pages1958: 288 pages1958: 288 pages1961: 342 pages1961: 342 pages1961: 342 pages1964: 316 pages1966: 327 pages1967: 316 pages1967: 364 pages1967: 316 pages1969: 342 pages1974: 458 pages1974: 342 pages1974: 341 pages1978: 327 pages1978: 352 pages1980: 368 pages1982: 368 pages1993: 341 pages1995: 327 pages1999: 270 pages1999: 352 pages2000: 408 pages2002: 412 pages2002: 310 pages2002: 476 pages2002: 412 pages2004: 315 pages2004: 256 pages2004: 346 pages2005: 352 pages2005: 384 pages2006: 381 pages2006: 270 pages2006: 316 pages2006: 312 pages2006: 380 pages2006: 316 pages2006: 284 pages2007: 400 pages2007: 268 pages2007: 442 pages2007: 394 pages2007: 228 pages2007: 316 pages2007: 315 pages2008: 274 pages2009: 324 pages2009: 280 pages2009: 222 pages2009: 370 pages2010: 228 pages2010: 348 pages2011: 504 pages2011: 382 pages2011: 316 pages2011: 348 pages2011: 218 pages2011: 592 pages2012: 350 pages2012: 270 pages2012: 472 pages2012: 314 pages2012: 390 pages2012: 466 pages2012: 238 pages2012: 456 pages2013: 280 pages2013: 390 pages2013: 196 pages2013: 180 pages2013: 552 pages2013: 256 pages2013: 552 pages2014: 318 pages2014: 240 pages2014: 386 pages2015: 418 pages2015: 362 pages2015: 370 pages2015: 334 pages2015: 404 pages2015: 234 pages2015: 236 pages2015: 312 pages2015: 396 pages2016: 424 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 252 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 520 pages2016: 236 pages2016: 362 pages2016: 400 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 334 pages2016: 340 pages2016: 284 pages2016: 250 pages2016: 284 pages2017: 384 pages2017: 300 pages2017: 362 pages2017: 362 pages2017: 306 pages2017: 362 pages2017: 486 pages2017: 274 pages2017: 210 pages2017: 362 pages2017: 274 pages2017: 292 pages2017: 442 pages2017: 436 pages2017: 330 pages2017: 672 pages2017: 458 pages2017: 474 pages2017: 300 pages2017: 248 pages2017: 436 pages2017: 330 pages2017: 350 pages2017: 474 pages2017: 320 pages2017: 746 pages2017: 436 pages2017: 350 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 414 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 210 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 312 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 312 pages2018: 266 pages2018: 184 pages2018: 184 pages2018: 266 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 338 pages2018: 184 pages2018: 356 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 722 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 320 pages2018: 312 pages2018: 390 pages2018: 362 pages2018: 312 pages2018: 362 pages2020: 308 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pages2021: 433 pagesmedian 348
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump). 4 editions without a publication year not plotted.

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover34846 h 09 min
Paperback349186 h 09 min

Editions counted

The 197 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 6 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 552 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Independently Published–433OL34304059M
2021Independently Published–433OL34307592M
2021Independently Published–433OL34249590M
2021Independently Published–433OL34233191M
2021Independently Published–433OL34309688M
2021Independently Published–433OL34268373M
2021Independently Published–433OL34330628M
2020CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–308OL56864149M

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Questions

How many pages is Also sprach Zarathustra?
About 348 pages: that is the median of 197 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 180 to 746 pages.
How long does it take to read Also sprach Zarathustra?
About 6 h 08 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 13 days.
How many words is Also sprach Zarathustra?
Roughly 96,000 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)).