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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories by Yiyun Li

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cindy Kay (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories at common listening paces
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30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 84% of the 13,430 Historical (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 Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories is an audiobook by Yiyun Li: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Cindy Kay, released February 18, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Cindy Kay
Released
February 18, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Psychological, Short Stories
ISBN
9780593209233

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories as an audiobook?

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories?

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories is narrated by Cindy Kay.