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Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada

Memoirs of a Polar Bear: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Memoirs of a Polar Bear audiobook runs 8.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Woodson and Christa Lewis (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Memoirs of a Polar Bear at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.9 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,712 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

Memoirs of a Polar Bear is an audiobook by Yoko Tawada: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Woodson and Christa Lewis, released March 14, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.9 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Woodson, Christa Lewis
Released
March 14, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9781541470231

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Memoirs of a Polar Bear audiobook?

Memoirs of a Polar Bear runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is the Memoirs of a Polar Bear audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Memoirs of a Polar Bear?

Memoirs of a Polar Bear is narrated by Paul Woodson and Christa Lewis.