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The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan

The Arsonists' City: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Arsonists' City runs 19.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leila Buck (about 13 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 19.6 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

382 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

The Arsonists' City is an audiobook by Hala Alyan: a 19.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Leila Buck, released March 9, 2021, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.6 hrs
Narrated by
Leila Buck
Released
March 9, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781980080466

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Arsonists' City as an audiobook?

The Arsonists' City runs 19.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13 hours.

Is The Arsonists' City free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Arsonists' City?

The Arsonists' City is narrated by Leila Buck.

Is The Arsonists' City worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13 hours, saving 6.5 hours.