
Klara and the Sun — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 9.8 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 9.8 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 66% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 9% longer than the average romance audiobook (9 hrs across 819 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want a central love story and dystopian stakes — a solid week of commutes at 9.8 hours (estimated).
About the book
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” ( The Associated Press ). • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! “What stays with you in ‘Klara and the Sun’ is the haunting narrative voice—a genuinely innocent, egoless perspective on the strange behavior of humans obsessed and wounded by power, status and fear.” —Booker Prize committee 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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How long is the Klara and the Sun audiobook?
Klara and the Sun runs about 9.8 hours — our estimate from its 330 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
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When was Klara and the Sun first published?
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro was first published in 2019.