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Book · by Albert Camus · first published 1959

How many pages is The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays?

The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus has a median of 169 pages across 15 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 151 to 212 pages.

Median pages
169
15 editions counted
Range
151–352
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.3h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
46k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays 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 15 min
At 30 min a day
7 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.

20030019601970198019901955: 151 pages1955: 151 pages1955: 151 pages1955: 212 pages1955: 151 pages1957: 212 pages1959: 151 pages1959: 352 pages1960: 169 pages1961: 151 pages1961: 212 pages1965: 169 pages1969: 212 pages1972: 212 pages1991: 212 pagesmedian 169
200300196019801955: 151 pages1955: 151 pages1955: 151 pages1955: 212 pages1955: 151 pages1957: 212 pages1959: 151 pages1959: 352 pages1960: 169 pages1961: 151 pages1961: 212 pages1965: 169 pages1969: 212 pages1972: 212 pages1991: 212 pagesmedian 169
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 15 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 30 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
1991Vintage Books–212OL1888949M
1972Knopf–212OL17046636M
1969Knopf–212OL14457593M
1965H. Hamilton–169OL18091729M
1961Vintage Books–151OL15473773M
1961Knopf–212OL21493213M
1960Hamilton–169OL18467953M
1959Vintage Books–151OL16675900M

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Questions

How many pages is The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays?
About 169 pages: that is the median of 15 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 151 to 352 pages.
How long does it take to read The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays?
About 3 h 15 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays?
Roughly 46,000 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)).