90,240words
- Pages
- 320paperback, Vintage Classics, 2018
- Reading time
- 6 h 1 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 9 h 42 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1985
Compared with other books
Longer than 40% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- arbookfind.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9781784874872
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Handmaid’s Tale?
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood has 90,240 words.
How many pages is The Handmaid’s Tale?
320 pages in the paperback, Vintage Classics, 2018 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Handmaid’s Tale?
About 6 h 1 min at 250 words a minute, or 9 h 42 min as an audiobook.
Writing a book of your own?
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.