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How many pages is The Penelopiad?

The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood has a median of 199 pages across 14 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 199 to 216 pages.

Median pages
199
14 editions counted
Range
144–224
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.5h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
55k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Penelopiad 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 30 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.

1502002004200620082005: 199 pages2005: 162 pages2005: 199 pages2005: 224 pages2005: 216 pages2005: 199 pages2006: 199 pages2006: 224 pages2006: 224 pages2006: 199 pages2006: 216 pages2006: 144 pages2006: 199 pages2007: 152 pagesmedian 199
1502002004200620082005: 199 pages2005: 162 pages2005: 199 pages2005: 224 pages2005: 216 pages2005: 199 pages2006: 199 pages2006: 224 pages2006: 224 pages2006: 199 pages2006: 216 pages2006: 144 pages2006: 199 pages2007: 152 pagesmedian 199
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
Hardcover21633 h 48 min
Paperback22043 h 53 min

Editions counted

The 14 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 50 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2007Ulverscroft Large PrintPaperback152OL7986559M
2006Canongate–199OL22732648M
2006CanongatePaperback224OL8923765M
2006Canongate U.S.Paperback224OL8923814M
2006Vintage Canada–199OL22734973M
2006Vintage CanadaPaperback216OL7695092M
2006Ulverscroft Large PrintHardcover144OL7986558M
2006Canongate–199OL20158321M

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Questions

How many pages is The Penelopiad?
About 199 pages: that is the median of 14 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 144 to 224 pages.
How long does it take to read The Penelopiad?
About 3 h 30 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 Penelopiad?
Roughly 55,000 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)).