Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Kelly S. Taylor (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Short Stories shelf
162 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain is an audiobook by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kelly S. Taylor, released April 1, 2020, on the Short Stories shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kelly S. Taylor
- Released
- April 1, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Short Stories
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain audiobook?
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is the Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain?
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain is narrated by Kelly S. Taylor.
Is Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.