Marya: A Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Marya: A Life audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Sadie Alexandru (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sadie Alexandru
Sadie Alexandru narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 51 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,061 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
Marya: A Life is an audiobook by Joyce Carol Oates: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sadie Alexandru, released April 28, 2020, on the Psychological and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sadie Alexandru
- Released
- April 28, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780063022447
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Marya: A Life audiobook?
Marya: A Life runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Marya: A Life audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Marya: A Life?
Marya: A Life is narrated by Sadie Alexandru.
Is Marya: A Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.