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Book · by 村上春樹 · first published 1987

How many pages is Norwegian Wood?

Norwegian Wood by 村上春樹 has a median of 389 pages across 5 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 389 to 400 pages.

Median pages
389
5 editions counted
Range
298–400
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
107k
at 275 words per page

How long will Norwegian Wood 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
6 h 51 min
At 30 min a day
14 days
At 1 hour a day
7 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

300350400200020022005200720102000: 298 pages2003: 389 pages2003: 389 pages2011: 400 pages2011: 400 pagesmedian 389
3003504002000200520102000: 298 pages2003: 389 pages2003: 389 pages2011: 400 pages2011: 400 pagesmedian 389
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 5 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 56 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2011Penguin Random House–400OL34464381M
2011Vintage Books USA–400OL26124589M
2003Vintage BooksPaperback389OL24608213M
2003VintagePaperback389OL24240971M
2000Vintage–298OL7426270M

More by 村上春樹

All 7 books by 村上春樹 with page counts

Questions

How many pages is Norwegian Wood?
About 389 pages: that is the median of 5 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 298 to 400 pages.
How long does it take to read Norwegian Wood?
About 6 h 51 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 14 days.
How many words is Norwegian Wood?
Roughly 107,000 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)).