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How many pages is Speak, Memory?

Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov has a median of 316 pages across 18 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 240 to 316 pages.

Median pages
316
18 editions counted
Range
236–342
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.6h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
87k
at 275 words per page

How long will Speak, Memory 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 34 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.

25030035019601970198019901951: 240 pages1951: 237 pages1951: 240 pages1960: 240 pages1966: 316 pages1966: 342 pages1966: 316 pages1967: 316 pages1967: 330 pages1967: 316 pages1967: 320 pages1968: 236 pages1968: 236 pages1970: 316 pages1979: 316 pages1979: 316 pages1989: 316 pages1999: 268 pagesmedian 316
250300350196019801951: 240 pages1951: 237 pages1951: 240 pages1960: 240 pages1966: 316 pages1966: 342 pages1966: 316 pages1967: 316 pages1967: 330 pages1967: 316 pages1967: 320 pages1968: 236 pages1968: 236 pages1970: 316 pages1979: 316 pages1979: 316 pages1989: 316 pages1999: 268 pagesmedian 316
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 18 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 63 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1999Alfred A. Knopf–268OL386491M
1989VintagePaperback316OL7699804M
1979Putnam–316OL22100557M
1979Putnam–316OL48576722M
1970Capricorn Books–316OL20427926M
1968Pyramid–236OL24220275M
1968Pyramid Books–236OL19287176M
1967Weidenfeld & Nicolson–316OL5657527M

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Questions

How many pages is Speak, Memory?
About 316 pages: that is the median of 18 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 236 to 342 pages.
How long does it take to read Speak, Memory?
About 5 h 34 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 12 days.
How many words is Speak, Memory?
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)).