26,560words
- Pages
- 160hardcover, Scribner, 2020
- Reading time
- 1 h 46 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 2 h 51 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1952
Compared with other books
Longer than 1% 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 9781476787848
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Old Man and the Sea?
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway has 26,560 words.
How many pages is The Old Man and the Sea?
160 pages in the hardcover, Scribner, 2020 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Old Man and the Sea?
About 1 h 46 min at 250 words a minute, or 2 h 51 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.