In the Presence of Absence: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In the Presence of Absence audiobook runs 4.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Ramsey Faragallah (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.2 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf
206 Essays & Anthologies 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 the Presence of Absence is an audiobook by Mahmoud Darwish: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ramsey Faragallah, released December 18, 2025, on the Essays & Anthologies and Poetry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ramsey Faragallah
- Released
- December 18, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies, Poetry
- ISBN
- 9798349130267
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In the Presence of Absence audiobook?
In the Presence of Absence runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.
Is the In the Presence of Absence audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates In the Presence of Absence?
In the Presence of Absence is narrated by Ramsey Faragallah.