The Bastard Of Istanbul: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bastard Of Istanbul runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laural Merlington (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Laural Merlington
Laural Merlington narrates 414 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,846 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,469 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
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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 Bastard Of Istanbul is an audiobook by Elif Shafak: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Laural Merlington, released January 18, 2007, on the Historical (Fiction) and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Laural Merlington
- Released
- January 18, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Europe
- ISBN
- 9781400173976
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bastard Of Istanbul as an audiobook?
The Bastard Of Istanbul runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Bastard Of Istanbul free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bastard Of Istanbul?
The Bastard Of Istanbul is narrated by Laural Merlington.
Is The Bastard Of Istanbul worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.