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Book · by Erik H. Erikson · first published 1959

How many pages is Identity and the Life Cycle?

Identity and the Life Cycle by Erik H. Erikson has a median of 181 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 171 to 191 pages.

Median pages
181
8 editions counted
Range
171–192
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.5h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
50k
at 275 words per page

How long will Identity and the Life Cycle 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
3 h 29 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

17018019019601970198019901959: 171 pages1959: 171 pages1967: 171 pages1968: 171 pages1980: 191 pages1980: 191 pages1980: 191 pages1994: 192 pagesmedian 181
170180190196019801959: 171 pages1959: 171 pages1967: 171 pages1968: 171 pages1980: 191 pages1980: 191 pages1980: 191 pages1994: 192 pagesmedian 181
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 8 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1994W. W. Norton & Company–192OL7453106M
1980Norton–191OL4406612M
1980Norton–191OL21614378M
1980W.W. Norton–191OL22052880M
1968International Universities Press–171OL18236980M
1967International Universities PressPaperback171OL8119668M
1959International Universities Press–171OL5791521M
1959International Universities Press–171OL13753369M

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Questions

How many pages is Identity and the Life Cycle?
About 181 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 171 to 192 pages.
How long does it take to read Identity and the Life Cycle?
About 3 h 29 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Identity and the Life Cycle?
Roughly 50,000 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)).