Shantaram: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Shantaram series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shantaram audiobook runs 43 hours unabridged, narrated by Humphrey Bower (about 28.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 43 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 86 days |
| 1 hour / day | 43 days |
| 2 hours / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 29 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 43 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
11 Action & Adventure (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
Shantaram is book 1 of Gregory David Roberts's Shantaram series: a 43-hour unabridged recording, read by Humphrey Bower, released December 10, 2013, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Popular TV Adaptations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 43 hrs
- Narrated by
- Humphrey Bower
- Released
- December 10, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Popular TV Adaptations
- Series
- Shantaram #1
- ISBN
- 9781427244178
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shantaram audiobook?
Shantaram runs 43 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 28.7 hours.
Is the Shantaram audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shantaram?
Shantaram is narrated by Humphrey Bower.
Is Shantaram worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 28.7 hours, saving 14.3 hours.