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Book · by Miyamoto Musashi · first published 1982

How many pages is Gorin No Sho?

Gorin No Sho by Miyamoto Musashi has a median of 107 pages across 43 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 95 to 144 pages.

Median pages
107
43 editions counted
Range
53–224
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.1h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
29k
at 275 words per page

How long will Gorin No Sho 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
2 h 04 min
At 30 min a day
5 days
At 1 hour a day
3 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

1002001980200020201974: 95 pages1974: 95 pages1974: 95 pages1974: 95 pages1974: 96 pages1974: 96 pages1974: 95 pages1982: 107 pages1982: 107 pages1982: 95 pages1982: 104 pages1984: 112 pages1988: 96 pages1992: 116 pages1993: 116 pages1994: 161 pages1995: 112 pages2000: 133 pages2001: 162 pages2002: 160 pages2002: 112 pages2003: 224 pages2003: 160 pages2004: 56 pages2004: 104 pages2004: 112 pages2005: 162 pages2005: 192 pages2006: 156 pages2010: 223 pages2010: 131 pages2012: 114 pages2012: 123 pages2014: 198 pages2018: 160 pages2019: 61 pages2020: 54 pages2020: 54 pages2020: 53 pages2020: 54 pages2020: 61 pages2021: 54 pages2025: 80 pagesmedian 107
1002001980200020201974: 95 pages1974: 95 pages1974: 95 pages1974: 95 pages1974: 96 pages1974: 96 pages1974: 95 pages1982: 107 pages1982: 107 pages1982: 95 pages1982: 104 pages1984: 112 pages1988: 96 pages1992: 116 pages1993: 116 pages1994: 161 pages1995: 112 pages2000: 133 pages2001: 162 pages2002: 160 pages2002: 112 pages2003: 224 pages2003: 160 pages2004: 56 pages2004: 104 pages2004: 112 pages2005: 162 pages2005: 192 pages2006: 156 pages2010: 223 pages2010: 131 pages2012: 114 pages2012: 123 pages2014: 198 pages2018: 160 pages2019: 61 pages2020: 54 pages2020: 54 pages2020: 53 pages2020: 54 pages2020: 61 pages2021: 54 pages2025: 80 pagesmedian 107
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
Hardcover16033 h 05 min
Paperback10862 h 05 min
Mass market15022 h 53 min

Editions counted

The 43 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 2 more editions were set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 237 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2025General PressPaperback80OL61727878M
2021Independently Published–54OL34201511M
2020Independently Published–54OL30321275M
2020Independently Published–54OL30334054M
2020Independently Published–53OL30015661M
2020Independently Published–54OL30327037M
2020Independently Published–61OL30008059M
2019Independently Published–61OL41490117M

Questions

How many pages is Gorin No Sho?
About 107 pages: that is the median of 43 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 53 to 224 pages.
How long does it take to read Gorin No Sho?
About 2 h 04 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 5 days.
How many words is Gorin No Sho?
Roughly 29,000 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)).