The Color Purple: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Color Purple runs an estimated 7.7 hours (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 7.7 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 7.7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 76% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 34% shorter than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners: a weekend-size listen at 7.7 hours (estimated).
About the book
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, this novel about a resilient and courageous woman has become a Broadway show and a cultural phenomenon. A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God. The letters, spanning 20 years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women.
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How long is The Color Purple as an audiobook?
The Color Purple runs about 7.7 hours, our estimate from its 262 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
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When was The Color Purple first published?
The Color Purple by Alice Walker was first published in 1976.
