Perfume River: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Perfume River audiobook runs 8.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Robert Olen Butler (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,512 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
Perfume River is an audiobook by Robert Olen Butler: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Olen Butler, released September 6, 2016, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Olen Butler
- Released
- September 6, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781681683270
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Perfume River audiobook?
Perfume River runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.
Is the Perfume River audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Perfume River?
Perfume River is narrated by Robert Olen Butler.