South of the border, west of the sun: Audiobook
The South of the border, west of the sun audiobook runs an estimated 7 hours (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 7 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 7 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for romance.
- That's 16% shorter than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want a central love story: a weekend-size listen at 7 hours (estimated).
About the book
Hajime - "Beginning" in Japanese - was an atypical only child growing up in a conventional middle-class suburb. Shimamoto, herself an only child, was cool and self-possessed, precocious in the extreme. After school these childhood sweethearts would listen to records, hold hands, and talk about their future. Then, despite themselves, in the way peculiar to adolescents, they grew apart, seemingly for good. Now, facing middle age, finally content after years of aimlessness, Hajime is a successful nightclub owner, a husband and father, when he suddenly is reunited with Shimamoto, propelled into the mysteries of her life, and confronted by dark secrets she is loath to reveal. And so, reckless with enchantment and lust, Hajime prepares to risk everything in order to consummate his first love, and to experience a life he's dreamed of but never had a chance to realize.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the South of the border, west of the sun audiobook?
South of the border, west of the sun runs about 7 hours, our estimate from its 236 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is the South of the border, west of the sun audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was South of the border, west of the sun first published?
South of the border, west of the sun by 村上春樹 was first published in 1992.
