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Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin

Dream of the Red Chamber: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dream of the Red Chamber audiobook runs 18.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Ensemble (about 12.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.6listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dream of the Red Chamber at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 62,518 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

Dream of the Red Chamber is an audiobook by Cao Xueqin: a 18.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Ensemble, released June 16, 2021, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.6 hrs
Narrated by
Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Ensemble
Released
June 16, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781662198519

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dream of the Red Chamber audiobook?

Dream of the Red Chamber runs 18.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.4 hours.

Is the Dream of the Red Chamber audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Dream of the Red Chamber?

Dream of the Red Chamber is narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Ensemble.

Is Dream of the Red Chamber worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.4 hours, saving 6.2 hours.