Alif the Unseen: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Alif the Unseen audiobook runs 15.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Sanjiv Jhaveri (about 10.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.4 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sanjiv Jhaveri
Sanjiv Jhaveri narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 76 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
980 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
Alif the Unseen is an audiobook by G. Willow Wilson: a 15.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Sanjiv Jhaveri, released July 3, 2012, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sanjiv Jhaveri
- Released
- July 3, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781455895410
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Alif the Unseen audiobook?
Alif the Unseen runs 15.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.2 hours.
Is the Alif the Unseen audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Alif the Unseen?
Alif the Unseen is narrated by Sanjiv Jhaveri.
Is Alif the Unseen worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.2 hours, saving 5.1 hours.