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How many pages is Tortilla Flat?

Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck has a median of 241 pages across 35 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 195 to 316 pages.

Median pages
241
35 editions counted
Range
151–334
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
4.2h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
66k
at 275 words per page

How long will Tortilla Flat 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
4 h 15 min
At 30 min a day
9 days
At 1 hour a day
5 days

Page count of every edition, by year

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

20030019401960198020001935: 316 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 162 pages1935: 326 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 198 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 332 pages1937: 316 pages1937: 316 pages1937: 316 pages1937: 334 pages1943: 192 pages1947: 213 pages1961: 226 pages1963: 179 pages1967: 316 pages1971: 293 pages1973: 222 pages1973: 204 pages1975: 189 pages1975: 317 pages1976: 151 pages1986: 207 pages1994: 241 pages1994: 241 pages1995: 239 pages1995: 192 pages1997: 176 pages1997: 174 pages2000: 192 pages2001: 256 pagesmedian 241
2003001950197520001935: 316 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 162 pages1935: 326 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 198 pages1935: 316 pages1935: 332 pages1937: 316 pages1937: 316 pages1937: 316 pages1937: 334 pages1943: 192 pages1947: 213 pages1961: 226 pages1963: 179 pages1967: 316 pages1971: 293 pages1973: 222 pages1973: 204 pages1975: 189 pages1975: 317 pages1976: 151 pages1986: 207 pages1994: 241 pages1994: 241 pages1995: 239 pages1995: 192 pages1997: 176 pages1997: 174 pages2000: 192 pages2001: 256 pagesmedian 241
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 35 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 89 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2001LongmanHardcover256OL7881437M
2000Penguin Books Ltd–192OL7359066M
1997Arrow Books–176OL22418477M
1997Penguin Books–174OL1007337M
1995Chivers–239OL22307250M
1995Mandarin–192OL22633332M
1994G.K. Hall–241OL1081868M
1994Chivers Press–241OL18144934M

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Questions

How many pages is Tortilla Flat?
About 241 pages: that is the median of 35 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 151 to 334 pages.
How long does it take to read Tortilla Flat?
About 4 h 15 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 9 days.
How many words is Tortilla Flat?
Roughly 66,000 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)).