The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos runs 1.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 1.7 hours, it is shorter than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
55 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 Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos is an audiobook by Anne Carson: a 1.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Elliot Fitzpatrick, released May 11, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Poetry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Released
- May 11, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9798331951627
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos as an audiobook?
The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos runs 1.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.
Is The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos?
The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos is narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick.