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Book · by Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков · first published 1985

How many pages is Мастер и Маргарита?

Мастер и Маргарита by Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков has a median of 415 pages across 41 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 394 to 445 pages.

Median pages
415
41 editions counted
Range
332–576
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.3h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
114k
at 275 words per page

How long will Мастер и Маргарита 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 19 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.

3004005006001980200020201967: 445 pages1967: 402 pages1967: 384 pages1967: 402 pages1967: 394 pages1967: 373 pages1967: 373 pages1968: 415 pages1969: 415 pages1972: 415 pages1979: 415 pages1981: 415 pages1987: 402 pages1988: 445 pages1989: 402 pages1992: 446 pages1992: 446 pages1993: 384 pages1995: 402 pages1995: 445 pages1995: 367 pages1996: 373 pages1998: 384 pages2000: 432 pages2003: 448 pages2003: 446 pages2003: 371 pages2003: 411 pages2003: 445 pages2004: 448 pages2006: 576 pages2006: 332 pages2008: 432 pages2012: 456 pages2016: 515 pages2016: 412 pages2017: 411 pages2018: 439 pages2019: 542 pages2019: 384 pages2021: 432 pagesmedian 415
3004005006001980200020201967: 445 pages1967: 402 pages1967: 384 pages1967: 402 pages1967: 394 pages1967: 373 pages1967: 373 pages1968: 415 pages1969: 415 pages1972: 415 pages1979: 415 pages1981: 415 pages1987: 402 pages1988: 445 pages1989: 402 pages1992: 446 pages1992: 446 pages1993: 384 pages1995: 402 pages1995: 445 pages1995: 367 pages1996: 373 pages1998: 384 pages2000: 432 pages2003: 448 pages2003: 446 pages2003: 371 pages2003: 411 pages2003: 445 pages2004: 448 pages2006: 576 pages2006: 332 pages2008: 432 pages2012: 456 pages2016: 515 pages2016: 412 pages2017: 411 pages2018: 439 pages2019: 542 pages2019: 384 pages2021: 432 pagesmedian 415
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

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
Hardcover44577 h 51 min
Paperback415177 h 19 min
Mass market40237 h 05 min

Editions counted

The 41 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 236 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2021Abrams, Inc.–432OL33867949M
2019Macmillan Collector's LibraryHardcover542OL28716611M
2019Pan Macmillan–384OL28698666M
2018Alma ClassicsPaperback439OL29375980M
2017Penguin BooksPaperback411OL26461933M
2016Penguin BooksPaperback515OL28595250M
2016Penguin Bookspaperback412OL26461500M
2012Alma ClassicsPaperback456OL26461325M

Questions

How many pages is Мастер и Маргарита?
About 415 pages: that is the median of 41 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 332 to 576 pages.
How long does it take to read Мастер и Маргарита?
About 7 h 19 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Мастер и Маргарита?
Roughly 114,000 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)).