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By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah

By the Sea: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By the Sea audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Connie Mgadzah and Denver Isaac (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish By the Sea at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 72% 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

By the Sea is an audiobook by Abdulrazak Gurnah: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Connie Mgadzah and Denver Isaac, released September 5, 2023, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Connie Mgadzah, Denver Isaac
Released
September 5, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Fiction
ISBN
9780593682777

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the By the Sea audiobook?

By the Sea runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the By the Sea audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates By the Sea?

By the Sea is narrated by Connie Mgadzah and Denver Isaac.

Is By the Sea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.