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Book · by Stanisław Lem · first published 1995

How many pages is The Invincible?

The Invincible by Stanisław Lem has a median of 221 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 194 to 240 pages.

Median pages
221
7 editions counted
Range
183–240
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.9h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
61k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Invincible 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
3 h 54 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.

180200220240198019902000201020201973: 183 pages1973: 221 pages1976: 186 pages2017: 202 pages2020: 240 pages2020: 240 pages2020: 240 pagesmedian 221
1802002202401980200020201973: 183 pages1973: 221 pages1976: 186 pages2017: 202 pages2020: 240 pages2020: 240 pages2020: 240 pagesmedian 221
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 23 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2020MIT Press–240OL28059406M
2020MIT Press–240OL28099287M
2020MIT Press–240OL28099282M
2017Pro Auctore Wojciech Zemekpaperback202OL28172484M
1976Penguin Books–186OL20960777M
1973Seabury PressHardcover183OL5290593M
1973Sidgwick and Jackson–221OL5095331M

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Questions

How many pages is The Invincible?
About 221 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 183 to 240 pages.
How long does it take to read The Invincible?
About 3 h 54 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 8 days.
How many words is The Invincible?
Roughly 61,000 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)).