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A Simple Habana Melody by Oscar Hijuelos

A Simple Habana Melody: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Simple Habana Melody runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Fabio Tassone (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Simple Habana Melody at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

A Simple Habana Melody is an audiobook by Oscar Hijuelos: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Fabio Tassone, released February 11, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.8 hrs
Narrated by
Fabio Tassone
Released
February 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781668646076

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Simple Habana Melody as an audiobook?

A Simple Habana Melody runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is A Simple Habana Melody free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Simple Habana Melody?

A Simple Habana Melody is narrated by Fabio Tassone.

Is A Simple Habana Melody worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.