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At a glance
1927 novel by Hermann Hesse.
- Author
- Hermann Hesse1877–1962
- First published
- 1927
- Original language
- German
- Genre
- Literary fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Standard40,000 to 80,000 words
- Readers' rating
- 4.0 out of 5from 477 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 4 h 59 min at 250 words a minute, or 8 h 2 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 6 h 14 min | 13 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 4 h 59 min | 10 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 4 h 9 min | 9 days |
Steppenwolf
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Compared with other books
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Counted from the text
Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.
- Words in the text
- 74,617
- Dialogue
- 22%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 17.9 words
- Vocabulary
- 422 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- standardebooks.orgword count
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
The word count is Standard Ebooks’ count of its edition; the figures under “Counted from the text” are Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text.
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.
Questions
How many words is Steppenwolf?
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse has 74,705 words.
How long does it take to read Steppenwolf?
About 4 h 59 min at 250 words a minute, or 8 h 2 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read Steppenwolf at 30 minutes a day?
About 10 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote Steppenwolf?
Steppenwolf was written by Hermann Hesse and first published in 1927.
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