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Shibumi by Trevanian

Shibumi: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shibumi audiobook runs 16.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Joe Barrett (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.8listening hrs
Suspensestore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Shibumi at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 16.8 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Suspense shelf

436 Suspense 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

Shibumi is an audiobook by Trevanian: a 16.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Joe Barrett, released June 27, 2005, on the Suspense shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.8 hrs
Narrated by
Joe Barrett
Released
June 27, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Suspense
ISBN
9781483065199

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Shibumi audiobook?

Shibumi runs 16.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.

Is the Shibumi audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Shibumi?

Shibumi is narrated by Joe Barrett.

Is Shibumi worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.