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How many pages is The Quiet American?

The Quiet American by Graham Greene has a median of 211 pages across 41 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 188 to 247 pages.

Median pages
211
41 editions counted
Range
158–320
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.7h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
58k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Quiet American 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 43 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.

2003001960198020001955: 262 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 172 pages1955: 211 pages1955: 194 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 256 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 194 pages1956: 249 pages1956: 158 pages1957: 183 pages1957: 249 pages1960: 211 pages1960: 211 pages1960: 211 pages1962: 189 pages1962: 186 pages1962: 194 pages1965: 258 pages1966: 194 pages1967: 249 pages1967: 249 pages1973: 210 pages1974: 188 pages1977: 188 pages1977: 188 pages1978: 304 pages1981: 210 pages1982: 211 pages1982: 210 pages1992: 247 pages1993: 304 pages2002: 188 pages2003: 320 pages2004: 180 pages2004: 180 pages2010: 208 pages2016: 164 pagesmedian 211
200300197520001955: 262 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 172 pages1955: 211 pages1955: 194 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 256 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 247 pages1955: 194 pages1956: 249 pages1956: 158 pages1957: 183 pages1957: 249 pages1960: 211 pages1960: 211 pages1960: 211 pages1962: 189 pages1962: 186 pages1962: 194 pages1965: 258 pages1966: 194 pages1967: 249 pages1967: 249 pages1973: 210 pages1974: 188 pages1977: 188 pages1977: 188 pages1978: 304 pages1981: 210 pages1982: 211 pages1982: 210 pages1992: 247 pages1993: 304 pages2002: 188 pages2003: 320 pages2004: 180 pages2004: 180 pages2010: 208 pages2016: 164 pagesmedian 211
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 41 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 117 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform–164OL56278909M
2010Penguin Random House–208OL34452574M
2004Vintage–180OL22737159M
2004Penguin Books–180OL3383836M
2003Thorndike Press–320OL3687809M
2002Penguin Books–188OL3953945M
1993Curley Large Print–304OL1720187M
1992Modern Library–247OL1743108M

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Questions

How many pages is The Quiet American?
About 211 pages: that is the median of 41 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 158 to 320 pages.
How long does it take to read The Quiet American?
About 3 h 43 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 Quiet American?
Roughly 58,000 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)).