How many pages is The Stranger?

134 pages, which is about 40,000 words and 2½ hrs of reading. Editions vary, and only Hardcover lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.

Is The Stranger worth reading?

We score it 7.2 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.97 out of 5 from 2,978 ratings, which counts for 6.7; at about 2½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.

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.

The StrangerAlbert Camus

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The Stranger

Name: The Stranger
Author: Albert Camus

Albert Camus

2½ hrsto read

7.2worth it

At your speed≈ 2½ hrs

Pages134

Audiobook≈ 4½ hrs

Times shown for 250 words a minute (average)

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 3.97 out of 5, from 2,978 ratings.

Worth-it score 7.2/10 — Worth the time. Readers 6.7 (Hardcover's 3.97★ from 2,978 ratings) + length 0.5 = 7.2. How the score works →

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:

Estimated reading time for The Stranger at three reading speeds.
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 — set your own pace and every time on the site adjusts. Prefer to listen? At a typical narration pace of 150 words a minute the audiobook runs about 4½ hrs — an estimate from the word count, since narrators vary.

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, and only Hardcover lists a page count for it, so treat it as approximate.
Is The Stranger worth reading?: We score it 7.2 out of 10 for the time it takes — worth the time. Readers on Hardcover rate it 3.97 out of 5 from 2,978 ratings, which counts for 6.7; at about 2½ hrs at an average pace it earns +0.5 for being short.
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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