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A Wrinkle in Time: Audiobook

As an audiobook, A Wrinkle in Time runs an estimated 6.3 hours (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.3est. listening hrs
3.9★172 ratings
Fantasygenre
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 6.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish A Wrinkle in Time at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

What our data says

  • At 6.3 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 79% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 43% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a weekend-size listen at 6.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, soon to be a major motion picture. This movie tie-in audiobook includes an introduction read by director Ava DuVernay, a foreword read by the author, and an afterword read by Madeleine L’Engle’s granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis. Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Wrinkle in Time as an audiobook?

A Wrinkle in Time runs about 6.3 hours, our estimate from its 212 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is A Wrinkle in Time free as an audiobook?

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

When was A Wrinkle in Time first published?

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle was first published in 1962.