American Dervish: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the American Dervish audiobook runs 9.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Ayad Akhtar (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.5 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ayad Akhtar
Ayad Akhtar narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 41 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,005 Historical (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
American Dervish is an audiobook by Ayad Akhtar: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ayad Akhtar, released January 9, 2012, on the Historical (Fiction) and Coming of Age shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ayad Akhtar
- Released
- January 9, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Coming of Age, Drama
- ISBN
- 9781611135398
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the American Dervish audiobook?
American Dervish runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the American Dervish audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates American Dervish?
American Dervish is narrated by Ayad Akhtar.