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Piranesi: Audiobook

The Piranesi audiobook runs an estimated 8 hours, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Piranesi at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

What our data says

  • At 8 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 69% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 27% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners: a solid week of commutes at 8 hours (estimated).

About the book

Bloomsbury presents Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, read by Chiwetel Ejiofor. WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021 WINNER OF THE KITSCHIES' 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, FINANCIAL TIMES, i PAPER, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, TIME MAGAZINE, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, BBC CULTURE, NETGALLEY AND THE CHURCH TIMES The spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, 'one of our greatest living authors' New York Magazine Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Piranesi audiobook?

Piranesi runs about 8 hours, our estimate from its 272 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is the Piranesi audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Piranesi?

Piranesi is narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor.

When was Piranesi first published?

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke was first published in 2020.