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The Body of the Thing: Stories by Karishma Jobanputra

The Body of the Thing: Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Body of the Thing: Stories runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Danielle Cohen and Natalie Naudus and others (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Body of the Thing: Stories at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Body of the Thing: Stories is an audiobook by Karishma Jobanputra: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Danielle Cohen, Natalie Naudus and Jane Oppenheimer and others, released September 15, 2026, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
Danielle Cohen, Natalie Naudus, Jane Oppenheimer, Bailey Carr, Barrie Kreinik, Saskia Maarleveld
Released
September 15, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories
ISBN
9798228970526

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Body of the Thing: Stories as an audiobook?

The Body of the Thing: Stories runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is The Body of the Thing: Stories free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Body of the Thing: Stories?

The Body of the Thing: Stories is narrated by Danielle Cohen, Natalie Naudus, Jane Oppenheimer and Bailey Carr and others.