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1996 by Gloria Naylor

1996: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1996 audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Patricia R. Floyd (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish 1996 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

978 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

1996 is an audiobook by Gloria Naylor: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Patricia R. Floyd, released September 28, 2026, on the Psychological and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
Patricia R. Floyd
Released
September 28, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, BIPOC Stories & Voices, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9798897563159

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the 1996 audiobook?

1996 runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is the 1996 audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates 1996?

1996 is narrated by Patricia R. Floyd.