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How many pages is Labyrinths?

Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges has a median of 260 pages across 17 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 256 to 287 pages.

Median pages
260
17 editions counted
Range
248–297
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
72k
at 275 words per page

How long will Labyrinths 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
4 h 35 min
At 30 min a day
10 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

260280300197019801990200020101962: 248 pages1962: 280 pages1962: 248 pages1964: 260 pages1964: 260 pages1964: 260 pages1964: 260 pages1964: 260 pages1970: 256 pages1970: 288 pages1970: 287 pages1972: 297 pages1976: 287 pages1983: 251 pages1987: 287 pages2007: 256 pages2011: 288 pagesmedian 260
260280300198020001962: 248 pages1962: 280 pages1962: 248 pages1964: 260 pages1964: 260 pages1964: 260 pages1964: 260 pages1964: 260 pages1970: 256 pages1970: 288 pages1970: 287 pages1972: 297 pages1976: 287 pages1983: 251 pages1987: 287 pages2007: 256 pages2011: 288 pagesmedian 260
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
Hardcover26034 h 35 min
Paperback26064 h 35 min

Editions counted

The 17 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 27 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011Penguin Books, Limited–288OL28473043M
2007New DirectionsPaperback256OL8000085M
1987Penguin Bookspaperback287OL46856373M
1983Modern Library–251OL3185496M
1976Penguin Books–287OL56103746M
1972Penguin–297OL5088768M
1970New Directions Pub. Corp.Library Binding256OL22367985M
1970Penguin Books Ltd–288OL7346084M

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Questions

How many pages is Labyrinths?
About 260 pages: that is the median of 17 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 248 to 297 pages.
How long does it take to read Labyrinths?
About 4 h 35 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 10 days.
How many words is Labyrinths?
Roughly 72,000 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)).