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Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness by José Saramago

Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness audiobook runs 4.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Jay Villiers (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day3 days
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What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

556 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness is an audiobook by José Saramago: a 4.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jay Villiers, released July 7, 2011, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.5 hrs
Narrated by
Jay Villiers
Released
July 7, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Comedy, Satire & Parody
ISBN
9781446471302

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness audiobook?

Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness runs 4.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is the Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness audiobook free?

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Who narrates Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness?

Cain: A playful and controversial Biblical retelling from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness is narrated by Jay Villiers.