Buddha: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Buddha: A Very Short Introduction audiobook runs 3.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Neil Shah (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 3.5 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Neil Shah
Neil Shah narrates 214 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,202 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
247 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Buddha: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by Michael Carrithers: a 3.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Shah, released June 1, 2021, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Neil Shah
- Released
- June 1, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781666113969
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Buddha: A Very Short Introduction audiobook?
Buddha: A Very Short Introduction runs 3.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.
Is the Buddha: A Very Short Introduction audiobook free?
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Who narrates Buddha: A Very Short Introduction?
Buddha: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Neil Shah.