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How many pages is Born a Crime?

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah has a median of 288 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 288 to 297 pages.

Median pages
288
7 editions counted
Range
288–342
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.5h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
79k
at 275 words per page

How long will Born a Crime take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
5 h 33 min
At 30 min a day
12 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

28030032034020142016201820202016: 288 pages2016: 288 pages2016: 288 pages2016: 342 pages2019: 304 pages2019: 290 pages2019: 288 pagesmedian 288
2803003203402015201720202016: 288 pages2016: 288 pages2016: 288 pages2016: 342 pages2019: 304 pages2019: 290 pages2019: 288 pagesmedian 288
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 27 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Hodder & Stoughton–304OL28710227M
2019Spiegel & GrauPaperback290OL26993604M
2019Anchor Canadapaperback288OL28347615M
2016Spiegel & Grau–288OL34069226M
2016Spiegel & GrauEpub288OL26453596M
2016Spiegel & GrauHardcover288OL26412866M
2016MacmillanPaperback342OL35084994M

Questions

How many pages is Born a Crime?
About 288 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 288 to 342 pages.
How long does it take to read Born a Crime?
About 5 h 33 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Born a Crime?
Roughly 79,000 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)).