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How many pages is Klara and the Sun?

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro has a median of 320 pages across 8 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 320 pages.

Median pages
320
8 editions counted
Range
304–352
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
88k
at 275 words per page

How long will Klara and the Sun 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
5 h 38 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.

3003203403602021202220232024202520262021: 320 pages2021: 304 pages2021: 320 pages2021: 320 pages2021: 320 pages2022: 320 pages2022: 320 pages2026: 352 pagesmedian 320
3003203403602022202420262021: 320 pages2021: 304 pages2021: 320 pages2021: 320 pages2021: 320 pages2022: 320 pages2022: 320 pages2026: 352 pagesmedian 320
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 8 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 31 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2026Faber & Faber, Limited–352OL62107484M
2022Faber & Faber, Limited–320OL33938436M
2022Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group–320OL37011358M
2021Faber & Faber, Limited–320OL33907697M
2021Knopfhardcover304OL28283668M
2021Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group–320OL34156493M
2021Faber & Faber, LimitedHardcover320OL29539396M
2021Faber & Faber, Limitedhardcover320OL33855703M

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Questions

How many pages is Klara and the Sun?
About 320 pages: that is the median of 8 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 304 to 352 pages.
How long does it take to read Klara and the Sun?
About 5 h 38 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Klara and the Sun?
Roughly 88,000 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)).