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Book · by Albert Camus · first published 1963

How many pages is La Chute?

La Chute by Albert Camus has a median of 147 pages across 39 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 114 to 147 pages.

Median pages
147
39 editions counted
Range
93–194
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
40k
at 275 words per page

How long will La Chute 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
2 h 35 min
At 30 min a day
6 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.

10015020019251950197520001917: 109 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 162 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 194 pages1956: 162 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 147 pages1957: 147 pages1957: 108 pages1957: 147 pages1957: 147 pages1957: 109 pages1957: 108 pages1958: 148 pages1961: 147 pages1963: 107 pages1963: 108 pages1963: 147 pages1964: 147 pages1965: 160 pages1965: 160 pages1965: 160 pages1966: 147 pages1966: 118 pages1967: 147 pages1971: 136 pages1971: 147 pages1973: 148 pages1978: 108 pages1983: 103 pages1985: 134 pages1986: 135 pages1991: 147 pages2006: 93 pages2012: 160 pages2020: 96 pagesmedian 147
100150200195020001917: 109 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 162 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 194 pages1956: 162 pages1956: 147 pages1956: 147 pages1957: 147 pages1957: 108 pages1957: 147 pages1957: 147 pages1957: 109 pages1957: 108 pages1958: 148 pages1961: 147 pages1963: 107 pages1963: 108 pages1963: 147 pages1964: 147 pages1965: 160 pages1965: 160 pages1965: 160 pages1966: 147 pages1966: 118 pages1967: 147 pages1971: 136 pages1971: 147 pages1973: 148 pages1978: 108 pages1983: 103 pages1985: 134 pages1986: 135 pages1991: 147 pages2006: 93 pages2012: 160 pages2020: 96 pagesmedian 147
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
Hardcover14862 h 36 min
Paperback147102 h 35 min

Editions counted

The 39 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 7 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 145 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020Penguin Books, Limited–96OL29494294M
2012Vintage InternationalEpub160OL26615960M
2006Penguin Books–93OL17202555M
1991Vintage InternationalPaperback147OL1888948M
1986Gallimard/Schoenhof'sPaperback135OL8180143M
1985Schoenhof's/Larousse U.S.A.–134OL18434847M
1983Methuen Educational LtdPaperback103OL37843413M
1978Hamilton–108OL16390462M

More by Albert Camus

All 7 books by Albert Camus with page counts

Questions

How many pages is La Chute?
About 147 pages: that is the median of 39 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 93 to 194 pages.
How long does it take to read La Chute?
About 2 h 35 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 6 days.
How many words is La Chute?
Roughly 40,000 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)).