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Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi

Parasol Against the Axe: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Parasol Against the Axe audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Dorje Swallow (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Parasol Against the Axe at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 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 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,378 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

Parasol Against the Axe is an audiobook by Helen Oyeyemi: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Dorje Swallow, released March 5, 2024, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Dorje Swallow
Released
March 5, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780735249301

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Parasol Against the Axe audiobook?

Parasol Against the Axe runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Parasol Against the Axe audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Parasol Against the Axe?

Parasol Against the Axe is narrated by Dorje Swallow.