Recitatif: A Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Recitatif: A Story audiobook runs 1.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Bahni Turpin and Zadie Smith (about 1.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 1.9 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Bahni Turpin
Bahni Turpin narrates 441 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,052 hours in all.
- The Help
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- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
86 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
Recitatif: A Story is an audiobook by Toni Morrison: a 1.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Bahni Turpin and Zadie Smith, released February 1, 2022, on the Coming of Age and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Bahni Turpin, Zadie Smith
- Released
- February 1, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780593460573
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Recitatif: A Story audiobook?
Recitatif: A Story runs 1.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.3 hours.
Is the Recitatif: A Story audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Recitatif: A Story?
Recitatif: A Story is narrated by Bahni Turpin and Zadie Smith.