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The Cook by Maylis De Kerangal

The Cook: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cook runs 2.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Carly Robins (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Cook at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day5 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.1 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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 Cook is an audiobook by Maylis De Kerangal: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Carly Robins, released March 26, 2019, on the Historical (Fiction) and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.1 hrs
Narrated by
Carly Robins
Released
March 26, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781721364480

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Cook as an audiobook?

The Cook runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.

Is The Cook free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Cook?

The Cook is narrated by Carly Robins.