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How many pages is Arrow of God?

Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe has a median of 276 pages across 12 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 258 to 287 pages.

Median pages
276
12 editions counted
Range
230–296
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
76k
at 275 words per page

How long will Arrow of God 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 52 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.

225250275300197019801990200020101964: 287 pages1965: 287 pages1966: 287 pages1967: 287 pages1969: 290 pages1969: 266 pages1969: 266 pages1969: 266 pages1974: 230 pages1974: 296 pages1989: 230 pages2010: 232 pagesmedian 276
225250275300198020001964: 287 pages1965: 287 pages1966: 287 pages1967: 287 pages1969: 290 pages1969: 266 pages1969: 266 pages1969: 266 pages1974: 230 pages1974: 296 pages1989: 230 pages2010: 232 pagesmedian 276
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 12 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 28 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2010Penguin Books, Limited–232OL28443571M
1989Anchor Books Doubleday–230OL32595596M
1974Heinemann–230OL20120983M
1974Heinemann–296OL7508922M
1969Anchor Books–290OL58697950M
1969Doubleday–266OL43755391M
1969John Day Co.–266OL22352021M
1969Doubleday–266OL14829765M

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Questions

How many pages is Arrow of God?
About 276 pages: that is the median of 12 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 230 to 296 pages.
How long does it take to read Arrow of God?
About 4 h 52 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Arrow of God?
Roughly 76,000 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)).