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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress audiobook runs 4.4 hours unabridged, narrated by B. D. Wong (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2002released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.4 hours, it is shorter than 88% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an audiobook by Dai Sijie: a 4.4-hour unabridged recording, read by B. D. Wong, released October 29, 2002, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.4 hrs
Narrated by
B. D. Wong
Released
October 29, 2002
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9780739301029

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress audiobook?

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress runs 4.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.

Is the Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress audiobook free?

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Who narrates Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress?

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is narrated by B. D. Wong.