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Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 by Elizabeth Winder

Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Xe Sands (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.5listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 at common listening paces
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30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 is an audiobook by Elizabeth Winder: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Xe Sands, released May 28, 2013, on the World and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.5 hrs
Narrated by
Xe Sands
Released
May 28, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9780062293138

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 audiobook?

Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is the Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 audiobook free?

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Who narrates Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953?

Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 is narrated by Xe Sands.