Absurdistan: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Absurdistan audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Adam Grupper (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Adam Grupper
Adam Grupper narrates 103 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 929 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,098 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
Absurdistan is an audiobook by Gary Shteyngart: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Grupper, released July 1, 2011, on the Literary Fiction and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Adam Grupper
- Released
- July 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781461804055
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Absurdistan audiobook?
Absurdistan runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Absurdistan audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Absurdistan?
Absurdistan is narrated by Adam Grupper.
Is Absurdistan worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.