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Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story by Haruki Murakami

Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story audiobook runs 1.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Kotaro Watanabe (about 0.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.3listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 1.3 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 1.3 hours, it is shorter than 98% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Memoirs shelf

36 Memoirs 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

Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story is an audiobook by Haruki Murakami: a 1.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Kotaro Watanabe, released October 27, 2026, on the Memoirs and Health & Wellness shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.3 hrs
Narrated by
Kotaro Watanabe
Released
October 27, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Health & Wellness
ISBN
9798217406708

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story audiobook?

Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story runs 1.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.9 hours.

Is the Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story audiobook free?

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Who narrates Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story?

Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story is narrated by Kotaro Watanabe.