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Cover of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Klara and the Sun audiobook runs 10.3 hours (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
3.8★44 ratings
Romancegenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Klara and the Sun at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 23% longer than the average romance audiobook (8.4 hrs across 3598 titles in our dataset).

Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners who want a central love story and dystopian stakes: a solid week of commutes at 10.3 hours.

About the book

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY TAIKA WAITITI AND STARRING JENNA ORTEGA AND AMY ADAMS • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • A BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day , a magnificent novel about the wondrous, mysterious nature of the human heart. “A masterpiece that will make you think about life, mortality, the saving grace of love: in short, the all of it.” — Maureen Corrigan, NPR Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Klara and the Sun audiobook?

Klara and the Sun runs 10.3 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is the Klara and the Sun audiobook free?

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

Is Klara and the Sun worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Klara and the Sun first published?

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro was first published in 2019.