The Stranger
At your speed≈ 2½ hrs
Pages134
Audiobook≈ 4½ hrs
134 pages works out to roughly 40,000 words. At an average 250 words a minute that is 2½ hrs — a day's reading.
Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.96 out of 5, from 2,948 ratings.
How long does it take to read The Stranger?
The Stranger is 134 pages, or roughly 40,000 words. How long that takes depends on how fast you read:
| Your pace | Words per minute | Time to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Slow | 175 | 4 hrs |
| Average | 250 | 2½ hrs |
| Fast | 400 | 1½ hrs |
Estimated at about 300 words per page. Most adults read between 200 and 300 words a minute — use the reading-speed control to set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts.
Every reading time on the site updates to your pace. Page counts are an estimate, so treat the hours as a good guide, not a stopwatch.
Common questions
- How long does it take to read The Stranger?
- About 2½ hrs at an average reading speed of 250 words per minute. The Stranger runs 134 pages, roughly 40,000 words — so at a slower 175 wpm it is nearer 4 hrs, and at 400 wpm closer to 1½ hrs.
- How many pages is The Stranger?
- 134 pages, which is about 40,000 words and 2½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, so we take the figure two of our three sources agree on.
- Is The Stranger worth reading?
- Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.96 out of 5, from 2,948 ratings. What we can tell you for certain is the cost: 134 pages and about 2½ hrs of your time, or 1½ hrs if you read quickly. Whether that is worth it depends on the hours you have.
- How long is The Stranger audiobook?
- About 4½ hrs, estimated from the 40,000 words at a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute. Real editions vary by narrator, usually by well under an hour.
From the publisher
Published in 1942 by French author Albert Camus, The Stranger has long been considered a classic of twentieth-century literature. Le Monde ranks it as number one on its "100 Books of the Century" list.…
Through this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."
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