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How many pages is As I Lay Dying?

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner has a median of 250 pages across 23 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 248 to 262 pages.

Median pages
250
23 editions counted
Range
182–485
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.4h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
69k
at 275 words per page

How long will As I Lay Dying 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 24 min
At 30 min a day
9 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.

20030040050019401960198020001930: 254 pages1935: 248 pages1952: 248 pages1957: 250 pages1957: 182 pages1958: 248 pages1963: 207 pages1963: 208 pages1964: 250 pages1964: 262 pages1966: 250 pages1967: 250 pages1970: 250 pages1972: 250 pages1977: 290 pages1987: 247 pages1987: 247 pages1987: 485 pages1990: 267 pages1990: 267 pages1996: 256 pages2000: 261 pages2010: 384 pagesmedian 250
200300400500195020001930: 254 pages1935: 248 pages1952: 248 pages1957: 250 pages1957: 182 pages1958: 248 pages1963: 207 pages1963: 208 pages1964: 250 pages1964: 262 pages1966: 250 pages1967: 250 pages1970: 250 pages1972: 250 pages1977: 290 pages1987: 247 pages1987: 247 pages1987: 485 pages1990: 267 pages1990: 267 pages1996: 256 pages2000: 261 pages2010: 384 pagesmedian 250
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 23 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 62 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2010W.W. Norton & Co.–384OL24448706M
2000Modern Library–261OL6791959M
1996Vintage–256OL7318897M
1990Vintage Books–267OL23771537M
1990Vintage Books–267OL1888802M
1987Vintage Books–247OL2739436M
1987Vintage Books–247OL26329074M
1987Garland Pub.–485OL2724614M

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Questions

How many pages is As I Lay Dying?
About 250 pages: that is the median of 23 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 182 to 485 pages.
How long does it take to read As I Lay Dying?
About 4 h 24 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is As I Lay Dying?
Roughly 69,000 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)).