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Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Life of Pi audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Rajiv Surendra (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Life of Pi at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,956 Literary Fiction 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

Life of Pi is an audiobook by Yann Martel: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Rajiv Surendra, released October 10, 2017, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.8 hrs
Narrated by
Rajiv Surendra
Released
October 10, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780735274914

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Life of Pi audiobook?

Life of Pi runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.

Is the Life of Pi audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Life of Pi?

Life of Pi is narrated by Rajiv Surendra.

Is Life of Pi worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.