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How many pages is The Pearl?

The Pearl by John Steinbeck has a median of 112 pages across 36 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 96 to 124 pages.

Median pages
112
36 editions counted
Range
55–181
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
2.0h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
31k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Pearl 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
1 h 59 min
At 30 min a day
4 days
At 1 hour a day
2 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

501001501960198020001947: 118 pages1947: 122 pages1947: 122 pages1948: 97 pages1953: 131 pages1956: 118 pages1958: 138 pages1964: 122 pages1964: 118 pages1965: 181 pages1967: 97 pages1974: 118 pages1976: 181 pages1976: 96 pages1981: 107 pages1986: 90 pages1988: 118 pages1989: 118 pages1992: 90 pages1994: 97 pages1994: 81 pages1995: 138 pages1995: 82 pages2000: 96 pages2000: 144 pages2001: 64 pages2001: 55 pages2002: 87 pages2003: 133 pages2007: 80 pages2011: 100 pages2012: 96 pages2014: 96 pages2014: 128 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 128 pagesmedian 112
501001501950197520001947: 118 pages1947: 122 pages1947: 122 pages1948: 97 pages1953: 131 pages1956: 118 pages1958: 138 pages1964: 122 pages1964: 118 pages1965: 181 pages1967: 97 pages1974: 118 pages1976: 181 pages1976: 96 pages1981: 107 pages1986: 90 pages1988: 118 pages1989: 118 pages1992: 90 pages1994: 97 pages1994: 81 pages1995: 138 pages1995: 82 pages2000: 96 pages2000: 144 pages2001: 64 pages2001: 55 pages2002: 87 pages2003: 133 pages2007: 80 pages2011: 100 pages2012: 96 pages2014: 96 pages2014: 128 pages2017: 96 pages2017: 128 pagesmedian 112
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 36 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 146 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2017Penguin Books, Limited–96OL28634635M
2017Penguin Books, Limited–128OL28608630M
2014Penguin Books, Limited–96OL28531061M
2014Penguin Books, Limited–128OL28534959M
2012Penguin Books, Limited–96OL28475631M
2011Penguin Books, Limited–100OL28473037M
2007Pearson Education, Limited–80OL28438777M
2003Thorndike Press–133OL3689797M

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Questions

How many pages is The Pearl?
About 112 pages: that is the median of 36 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 55 to 181 pages.
How long does it take to read The Pearl?
About 1 h 59 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 4 days.
How many words is The Pearl?
Roughly 31,000 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)).