An American Beauty: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An American Beauty runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gail Shalan (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gail Shalan
Gail Shalan narrates 252 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,230 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,330 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
An American Beauty is an audiobook by Shana Abe: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Gail Shalan, released April 25, 2023, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gail Shalan
- Released
- April 25, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9798765077009
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is An American Beauty as an audiobook?
An American Beauty runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is An American Beauty free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates An American Beauty?
An American Beauty is narrated by Gail Shalan.
Is An American Beauty worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.