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How many pages is The Talented Mr. Ripley?

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith has a median of 288 pages across 22 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 250 to 294 pages.

Median pages
288
22 editions counted
Range
136–392
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
5.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
79k
at 275 words per page

How long will The Talented Mr. Ripley 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
5 h 04 min
At 30 min a day
11 days
At 1 hour a day
6 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

1002003004001960198020001955: 252 pages1966: 295 pages1973: 294 pages1973: 294 pages1976: 248 pages1981: 249 pages1988: 392 pages1992: 295 pages1992: 295 pages1999: 256 pages1999: 248 pages1999: 290 pages1999: 136 pages2000: 288 pages2000: 144 pages2000: 287 pages2000: 157 pages2008: 288 pages2008: 288 pages2014: 256 pages2015: 352 pages2018: 272 pagesmedian 287
100200300400197520001955: 252 pages1966: 295 pages1973: 294 pages1973: 294 pages1976: 248 pages1981: 249 pages1988: 392 pages1992: 295 pages1992: 295 pages1999: 256 pages1999: 248 pages1999: 290 pages1999: 136 pages2000: 288 pages2000: 144 pages2000: 287 pages2000: 157 pages2008: 288 pages2008: 288 pages2014: 256 pages2015: 352 pages2018: 272 pagesmedian 287
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 22 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 3 more editions were 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 71 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2018Penguin Random House–272OL30587349M
2015Little, Brown Book Group Limited–352OL29263617M
2014Little, Brown Book Group Limited–256OL33461051M
2008W. W. Norton & CompanyPaperback288OL10157771M
2008Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.–288OL29653328M
2000Anagrama–288OL25909247M
2000Miramax BooksPaperback144OL8143405M
2000ImPress Mystery–287OL6786202M

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Questions

How many pages is The Talented Mr. Ripley?
About 288 pages: that is the median of 22 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 136 to 392 pages.
How long does it take to read The Talented Mr. Ripley?
About 5 h 04 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 11 days.
How many words is The Talented Mr. Ripley?
Roughly 79,000 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)).