The Bell Jar: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bell Jar runs 7.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.4 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,004 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2026 recording read by Peter Coates runs 1 hours shorter (6.4 hours).
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 Bell Jar is an audiobook by Sylvia Plath: a 7.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Maggie Gyllenhaal, released February 2, 2016, on the Contemporary Women and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Released
- February 2, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780060886646
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bell Jar as an audiobook?
The Bell Jar runs 7.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is The Bell Jar free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bell Jar?
The Bell Jar is narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal.