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How many pages is Parable of the Talents?

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler has a median of 424 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 365 to 436 pages.

Median pages
424
7 editions counted
Range
365–448
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
7.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
117k
at 275 words per page

How long will Parable of the Talents 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
7 h 28 min
At 30 min a day
15 days
At 1 hour a day
8 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

40045020002005201020151998: 365 pages2000: 424 pages2000: 424 pages2001: 448 pages2001: 365 pages2012: 365 pages2019: 448 pagesmedian 424
400450200020101998: 365 pages2000: 424 pages2000: 424 pages2001: 448 pages2001: 365 pages2012: 365 pages2019: 448 pagesmedian 424
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 21 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Grand Central Publishing–448OL28924805M
2012Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.–365OL52588460M
2001Warner Books–448OL20096527M
2001Women's Press Ltd,ThePaperback365OL7775507M
2000Warner Books–424OL31851631M
2000Warner Books–424OL46937M
1998Seven Stories Press–365OL374094M

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Questions

How many pages is Parable of the Talents?
About 424 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 365 to 448 pages.
How long does it take to read Parable of the Talents?
About 7 h 28 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 15 days.
How many words is Parable of the Talents?
Roughly 117,000 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)).