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How many pages is Anansi Boys?

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman has a median of 424 pages across 10 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 368 to 478 pages.

Median pages
424
10 editions counted
Range
274–565
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
117k
at 275 words per page

How long will Anansi Boys 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
7 h 28 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

30040050060020052010201520202005: 336 pages2006: 480 pages2006: 496 pages2006: 470 pages2006: 400 pages2006: 565 pages2008: 368 pages2010: 274 pages2016: 448 pages2021: 368 pagesmedian 424
300400500600201020202005: 336 pages2006: 480 pages2006: 496 pages2006: 470 pages2006: 400 pages2006: 565 pages2008: 368 pages2010: 274 pages2016: 448 pages2021: 368 pagesmedian 424
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 10 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 43 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021HarperCollins Publishers–368OL30032986M
2016William MorrowPaperback448OL26707260M
2010Headline Publishing Group–274OL34493178M
2008Harper PerennialPaperback368OL9952452M
2006Headline Publishing Group–480OL34420807M
2006Howes Limited, W. F.–496OL34502337M
2006Headline ReviewPaperback470OL23407226M
2006HarperTorchMass Market Paperback400OL22236487M

More by Neil Gaiman

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Questions

How many pages is Anansi Boys?
About 424 pages: that is the median of 10 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 274 to 565 pages.
How long does it take to read Anansi Boys?
About 7 h 28 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Anansi Boys?
Roughly 117,000 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)).