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How many pages is Zen in the Art of Writing?

Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury has a median of 176 pages across 7 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; the middle half of editions run 159 to 176 pages.

Median pages
176
7 editions counted
Range
154–191
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.4h
at 238 wpm (non-fiction average)
Words (est.)
48k
at 275 words per page

How long will Zen in the Art of Writing take you?

Starts at the non-fiction average of 238 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 23 min
At 30 min a day
7 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.

16018019902000201020201990: 154 pages1991: 176 pages1992: 158 pages1996: 176 pages1996: 176 pages2017: 191 pages2025: 160 pagesmedian 176
160180200020201990: 154 pages1991: 176 pages1992: 158 pages1996: 176 pages1996: 176 pages2017: 191 pages2025: 160 pagesmedian 176
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Editions counted

The 7 editions behind the figures above, newest first. Open Library lists 20 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2025Simon & Schuster–160OL57783403M
2017RosettaBooks–191OL29463667M
1996Joshua Odell Editions–176OL21503524M
1996Joshua Odell EditionsPaperback176OL8658132M
1992Bantam–158OL13567945M
1991Borgo PressHardcover176OL9827375M
1990Joshua Odell Editions–154OL2203574M

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Questions

How many pages is Zen in the Art of Writing?
About 176 pages: that is the median of 7 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 154 to 191 pages.
How long does it take to read Zen in the Art of Writing?
About 3 h 23 min at 238 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Zen in the Art of Writing?
Roughly 48,000 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)).