The Calcutta Chromosome: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Calcutta Chromosome runs 7.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 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 7.5 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Suspense shelf
1,961 Suspense 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 Calcutta Chromosome is an audiobook by Amitav Ghosh: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released October 15, 2010, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- October 15, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9781441834980
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Calcutta Chromosome as an audiobook?
The Calcutta Chromosome runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is The Calcutta Chromosome free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Calcutta Chromosome?
The Calcutta Chromosome is narrated by Simon Vance.