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Book · by Hannah Arendt · first published 1958

How many pages is The Human Condition?

The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt has a median of 336 pages across 16 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 332 to 385 pages.

Median pages
336
16 editions counted
Range
332–402
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
6.5h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
93k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Human Condition 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
6 h 29 min
At 30 min a day
13 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.

32535037540019601970198019901958: 332 pages1958: 385 pages1958: 332 pages1958: 333 pages1958: 385 pages1958: 332 pages1958: 332 pages1958: 340 pages1959: 402 pages1959: 385 pages1959: 385 pages1959: 332 pages1969: 332 pages1989: 332 pages1998: 349 pages1998: 349 pagesmedian 336
325350375400196019801958: 332 pages1958: 385 pages1958: 332 pages1958: 333 pages1958: 385 pages1958: 332 pages1958: 332 pages1958: 340 pages1959: 402 pages1959: 385 pages1959: 385 pages1959: 332 pages1969: 332 pages1989: 332 pages1998: 349 pages1998: 349 pagesmedian 336
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 16 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 42 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1998University of Chicago Press–349OL22088232M
1998University of Chicago Press–349OL23240850M
1989University of Chicago Press–332OL18223077M
1969University of Chicago Press–332OL45392946M
1959Doubleday–402OL46914490M
1959Doubleday–385OL50447988M
1959Doubleday–385OL14078293M
1959University of Chicago Press–332OL26888490M

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Questions

How many pages is The Human Condition?
About 336 pages: that is the median of 16 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 332 to 402 pages.
How long does it take to read The Human Condition?
About 6 h 29 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 13 days.
How many words is The Human Condition?
Roughly 93,000 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)).