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How many pages is The Name of the Rose?

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco has a median of 512 pages across 29 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 502 to 579 pages.

Median pages
512
29 editions counted
Range
498–782
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
9.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
141k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Name of the Rose 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
9 h 02 min
At 30 min a day
19 days
At 1 hour a day
10 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

5006007008001990200020101983: 502 pages1983: 502 pages1983: 502 pages1983: 498 pages1984: 611 pages1984: 502 pages1984: 611 pages1984: 611 pages1984: 502 pages1984: 611 pages1986: 512 pages1992: 502 pages1992: 502 pages1992: 502 pages1992: 502 pages1992: 502 pages1994: 512 pages1994: 536 pages1994: 502 pages2001: 499 pages2004: 782 pages2004: 512 pages2005: 502 pages2006: 600 pages2006: 560 pages2006: 600 pages2010: 528 pages2012: 528 pages2014: 579 pagesmedian 512
50060070080020001983: 502 pages1983: 502 pages1983: 502 pages1983: 498 pages1984: 611 pages1984: 502 pages1984: 611 pages1984: 611 pages1984: 502 pages1984: 611 pages1986: 512 pages1992: 502 pages1992: 502 pages1992: 502 pages1992: 502 pages1992: 502 pages1994: 512 pages1994: 536 pages1994: 502 pages2001: 499 pages2004: 782 pages2004: 512 pages2005: 502 pages2006: 600 pages2006: 560 pages2006: 600 pages2010: 528 pages2012: 528 pages2014: 579 pagesmedian 512
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover50278 h 51 min
Paperback50278 h 51 min

Editions counted

The 29 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 151 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014Mariner Books–579OL27200418M
2012Penguin Random House–528OL34468772M
2010Vintage ClassicsPaperback528OL27667996M
2006Everyman–600OL28982616M
2006Everyman's Library–560OL17206668M
2006Everyman's LibraryHardcover600OL9896003M
2005Vintage–502OL32128161M
2004DebolsilloPaperback782OL9154388M

Questions

How many pages is The Name of the Rose?
About 512 pages: that is the median of 29 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 498 to 782 pages.
How long does it take to read The Name of the Rose?
About 9 h 02 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 19 days.
How many words is The Name of the Rose?
Roughly 141,000 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)).