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Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year by Sheila Heti

Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year audiobook runs 3.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Sheila Heti (about 2.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day8 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.9 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Sheila Heti

Sheila Heti narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 19 hours in all.

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

Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year is an audiobook by Sheila Heti: a 3.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Sheila Heti, released February 17, 2022, on the Literary Fiction and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.9 hrs
Narrated by
Sheila Heti
Released
February 17, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Drama
ISBN
9781529193497

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year audiobook?

Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year runs 3.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.6 hours.

Is the Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year audiobook free?

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Who narrates Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year?

Pure Colour: The prize-winning novel from the author of Motherhood, a New York Times best book of the year is narrated by Sheila Heti.