An Abbreviated Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Abbreviated Life runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Martha Plimpton (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 6 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Martha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton narrates 13 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 41 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
1,390 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
An Abbreviated Life is an audiobook by Ariel Leve: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Martha Plimpton, released June 14, 2016, on the Memoirs and Mental Health & Psychology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Martha Plimpton
- Released
- June 14, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Mental Health & Psychology, Relationships & Intimacy
- ISBN
- 9780062565860
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is An Abbreviated Life as an audiobook?
An Abbreviated Life runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
Is An Abbreviated Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates An Abbreviated Life?
An Abbreviated Life is narrated by Martha Plimpton.