In Praise of Shadows: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In Praise of Shadows audiobook runs 1.5 hours unabridged, narrated by David Rintoul (about 1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 1.5 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 1.5 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Rintoul
David Rintoul narrates 148 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,904 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
179 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
In Praise of Shadows is an audiobook by Junichiro Tanizaki: a 1.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Rintoul, released December 8, 2017, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Rintoul
- Released
- December 8, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781781981375
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In Praise of Shadows audiobook?
In Praise of Shadows runs 1.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1 hours.
Is the In Praise of Shadows audiobook free?
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Who narrates In Praise of Shadows?
In Praise of Shadows is narrated by David Rintoul.