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How many pages is The Drowned and the Saved?

The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi has a median of 198 pages across 6 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 192 to 203 pages.

Median pages
198
6 editions counted
Range
170–256
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.8h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
54k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Drowned and the Saved take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 48 min
At 30 min a day
8 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

2002501990200020101988: 192 pages1988: 203 pages1989: 203 pages1989: 170 pages1992: 192 pages2019: 256 pagesmedian 197
20025020001988: 192 pages1988: 203 pages1989: 203 pages1989: 170 pages1992: 192 pages2019: 256 pagesmedian 197
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 6 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 28 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2019Little, Brown Book Group Limited–256OL33671077M
1992Cardinal–192OL21272086M
1989Vintage International–203OL2060903M
1989Abacus–170OL16403523M
1988Joseph–192OL39472687M
1988Summit Books–203OL2388871M

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Questions

How many pages is The Drowned and the Saved?
About 198 pages: that is the median of 6 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 170 to 256 pages.
How long does it take to read The Drowned and the Saved?
About 3 h 48 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is The Drowned and the Saved?
Roughly 54,000 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)).