Book · by Vatsyāyana · first published 1883
How many pages is Kama Sutra?
Kama Sutra by Vatsyāyana has a median of 186 pages across 173 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 156 to 238 pages.
Median pages
186
173 editions counted
Range
94–377
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.6h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
51k
at 275 words per page
How long will Kama Sutra take you?
Reading time
3 h 35 min
At 30 min a day
8 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.
Pages by format
Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.
| Format | Median pages | Editions | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 156 | 5 | 3 h |
| Paperback | 196 | 12 | 3 h 47 min |
Editions counted
The 173 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 17 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 381 editions of this work in all languages and formats.
| Year | Publisher | Format | Pages | Open Library |
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| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 196 | OL30320278M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 167 | OL30332142M |
| 2020 | Independently Published | – | 196 | OL30330202M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 99 | OL30039856M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 204 | OL29844805M |
| 2019 | Independently Published | – | 113 | OL30049311M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 300 | OL56853978M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 300 | OL55609660M |
| 2018 | Amber Books Ltd | – | 96 | OL28535080M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 186 | OL56684599M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 186 | OL55038416M |
| 2018 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 186 | OL56832675M |
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| 2018 | Engage Books | – | 168 | OL36340131M |
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| 2017 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 238 | OL55176005M |
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| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 190 | OL56232026M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 186 | OL55798346M |
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| 2016 | Edibooks | – | 186 | OL55316370M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 214 | OL54656518M |
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| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 108 | OL56642505M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 94 | OL56038970M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 244 | OL55317440M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 190 | OL56201559M |
| 2016 | Pixabay | – | 186 | OL56234094M |
| 2016 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 190 | OL55743024M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 208 | OL56606771M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 154 | OL54966246M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 300 | OL56270497M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 166 | OL55453247M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 196 | OL55071293M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 186 | OL54639644M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 248 | OL54959240M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 120 | OL55969354M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL55302847M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 208 | OL54967614M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL56023219M |
| 2015 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 186 | OL54865161M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL55446423M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL56662060M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 114 | OL54733257M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 114 | OL56466347M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 208 | OL54616474M |
| 2014 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 186 | OL54864297M |
| 2014 | Chaukhambha Publications | – | 372 | OL30809646M |
| 2014 | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. | – | 186 | OL52540886M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 172 | OL54457032M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 190 | OL54471344M |
| 2013 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 200 | OL34043512M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 120 | OL54457628M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 156 | OL54119651M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL54269780M |
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| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 114 | OL54591004M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 126 | OL54604176M |
| 2013 | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | – | 272 | OL54471419M |
| 2012 | Penguin Books | – | 240 | OL25067617M |
| 2012 | Joe Books Inc. | – | 200 | OL34054234M |
| 2012 | Benediction Classics | – | 191 | OL38566077M |
| 2007 | Heritage Publishers | Paperback | 185 | OL13138058M |
| 2006 | Dover Publications | Paperback | 176 | OL7640232M |
| 2005 | Digireads.com | Paperback | 108 | OL8490153M |
| 2004 | Watkins Publishing Ltd | Paperback | 377 | OL8928293M |
| 2004 | Berkley Trade | – | 304 | OL7505019M |
| 2004 | Kessinger Publishing | Paperback | 168 | OL8481680M |
| 2004 | Berkley Books | – | 291 | OL17921518M |
| 2003 | Oxford University Press | – | 231 | OL22489065M |
| 2003 | Oxford University Press | – | 302 | OL7384363M |
| 2002 | Brijbasi Art Press | – | 256 | OL3336464M |
| 2002 | Thorsons | Hardcover | 96 | OL9922421M |
| 2002 | Modern Library | – | 194 | OL3951176M |
| 2002 | Oxford University Press | – | 231 | OL3585399M |
| 2001 | Roli Books | Hardcover | 156 | OL9081323M |
| 1999 | Luster Press, Roli Books | – | 156 | OL3717220M |
| 1999 | Thorsons | Paperback | 304 | OL7864962M |
| 1998 | Lustre Press | Hardcover | 96 | OL9081437M |
| 1998 | Penguin Books | paperback | 208 | OL7357217M |
| 1995 | Thorsons Publishers | Paperback | 176 | OL7864695M |
| 1993 | Penguin (Non-Classics) | Paperback | 252 | OL9304754M |
| 1993 | Buccaneer Books | Paperback | 252 | OL8095623M |
| 1992 | Thorsons | – | 226 | OL7274084M |
| 1992 | Thorsons | Paperback | 144 | OL7864790M |
| 1992 | Thorsons | – | 173 | OL22307615M |
| 1992 | Lustre Press | – | 96 | OL1374617M |
| 1991 | Grafton | – | 198 | OL26625023M |
| 1991 | Arkana | – | 252 | OL16734876M |
| 1988 | Lustre Press | – | 101 | OL2002900M |
| 1986 | Hippocrene Books | Hardcover | 252 | OL8133239M |
| 1982 | Published by Sanskrit Pratishthan for Arnold-Heinemann | – | 268 | OL3147551M |
| 1981 | Unwin Paperbacks | – | 295 | OL16854944M |
| 1981 | Crescent Books | – | 192 | OL22300223M |
| 1980 | Book Club Associates | – | 295 | OL40226735M |
| 1980 | Crescent | – | 106 | OL21485267M |
| 1980 | Book Club Associates | – | 295 | OL16793725M |
| 1980 | Book Club Associates | Hardcover | 296 | OL16533207M |
| 1980 | Book Club Associates | – | 295 | OL40226758M |
| 1973 | Luxor Press | – | 168 | OL20429904M |
| 1970 | E. P. Dutton | Paperback | 252 | OL7770272M |
| 1967 | Sidgwick & Jackson | – | 181 | OL5645607M |
| 1964 | E. P. Dutton | – | 252 | OL28674307M |
| 1964 | Lancer | – | 175 | OL24211621M |
| 1964 | Dutton | – | 252 | OL18564853M |
| 1963 | George Allen and Unwind Ltd | – | 295 | OL40226750M |
| 1963 | George Allen and Unwind Ltd | – | 295 | OL40226721M |
| 1963 | Panther | – | 198 | OL40226614M |
| 1963 | Castle Books | – | 128 | OL21085595M |
| 1963 | D. B. Taraporevala Sons | – | 272 | OL278436M |
| 1963 | Dutton | – | 252 | OL14665924M |
| 1963 | Padma Pocket Books | – | 159 | OL24964057M |
| 1963 | George Allen and Unwind Ltd | – | 295 | OL40226880M |
| 1963 | Castle Books | – | 128 | OL24211622M |
| 1963 | Allen & Unwin | – | 295 | OL17319884M |
| 1963 | Allen and Unwin | – | 295 | OL28368815M |
| 1963 | Castle Books | – | 128 | OL22155701M |
| 1963 | Capricorn Books | – | 223 | OL19098639M |
| 1962 | Medical Press of New York | – | 290 | OL14716546M |
| 1962 | Dutton | – | 252 | OL5853729M |
| 1961 | Taraporevala | – | 270 | OL14749958M |
| 1883 | Printed for the Society of the Friends of India | – | 175 | OL7021277M |
| – | George Allen and Unwin | – | 296 | OL18746608M |
Questions
- How many pages is Kama Sutra?
- About 186 pages: that is the median of 173 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 94 to 377 pages.
- How long does it take to read Kama Sutra?
- About 3 h 35 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
- How many words is Kama Sutra?
- Roughly 51,000 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)).