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How many pages is Purple Hibiscus?

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has a median of 310 pages across 11 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 307 to 323 pages.

Median pages
310
11 editions counted
Range
307–358
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
85k
at 275 words per page

How long will Purple Hibiscus 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 28 min
At 30 min a day
11 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.

300320340360200420062008201020122003: 307 pages2003: 326 pages2003: 342 pages2004: 320 pages2004: 307 pages2004: 307 pages2005: 320 pages2005: 358 pages2006: 310 pages2012: 307 pages2013: 307 pagesmedian 310
300320340360200520102003: 307 pages2003: 326 pages2003: 342 pages2004: 320 pages2004: 307 pages2004: 307 pages2005: 320 pages2005: 358 pages2006: 310 pages2012: 307 pages2013: 307 pagesmedian 310
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 11 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 44 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2013Vintage Canada–307OL36627287M
2012––307OL27790827M
2006FarafinaPaperback310OL50515897M
2005HarperPerennial–320OL7263575M
2005W. F. Howes–358OL16407437M
2004Fourth Estatepaperback320OL39476355M
2004Anchor Books–307OL3306769M
2004New York–307OL3363940M

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Questions

How many pages is Purple Hibiscus?
About 310 pages: that is the median of 11 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 307 to 358 pages.
How long does it take to read Purple Hibiscus?
About 5 h 28 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is Purple Hibiscus?
Roughly 85,000 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)).