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How many pages is Narcissus and Goldmund?

Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse has a median of 315 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 315 to 319 pages.

Median pages
315
6 editions counted
Range
312–329
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
87k
at 275 words per page

How long will Narcissus and Goldmund 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 33 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.

310320330196019701980199020001957: 329 pages1968: 315 pages1971: 312 pages1988: 315 pages1997: 315 pages2003: 320 pagesmedian 315
3103203301960198020001957: 329 pages1968: 315 pages1971: 312 pages1988: 315 pages1997: 315 pages2003: 320 pagesmedian 315
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 41 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2003PicadorPaperback320OL9816734M
1997Farrar, Straus and Giroux–315OL22267883M
1988Farrar Straus Giroux–315OL7423970M
1971Bantam Books–312OL24214965M
1968Farrar, Straus and Giroux–315OL5609722M
1957Fischer Bucherei–329OL20311645M

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Questions

How many pages is Narcissus and Goldmund?
About 315 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 312 to 329 pages.
How long does it take to read Narcissus and Goldmund?
About 5 h 33 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Narcissus and Goldmund?
Roughly 87,000 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)).