Shalimar the Clown: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shalimar the Clown audiobook runs 18.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Aasif Mandvi (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.1 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
515 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
Shalimar the Clown is an audiobook by Salman Rushdie: a 18.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Aasif Mandvi, released September 12, 2005, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Aasif Mandvi
- Released
- September 12, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781449802400
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shalimar the Clown audiobook?
Shalimar the Clown runs 18.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.
Is the Shalimar the Clown audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shalimar the Clown?
Shalimar the Clown is narrated by Aasif Mandvi.
Is Shalimar the Clown worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6 hours.