The Covenant of Water: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Covenant of Water runs 31.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Abraham Verghese (about 20.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 31.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 63 days |
| 1 hour / day | 32 days |
| 2 hours / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 21 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 31.3 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
25 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Covenant of Water is an audiobook by Abraham Verghese: a 31.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Abraham Verghese, released May 2, 2023, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 31.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Abraham Verghese
- Released
- May 2, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction, Celebrity Bookclub Picks
- ISBN
- 9781705070246
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Covenant of Water as an audiobook?
The Covenant of Water runs 31.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 20.9 hours.
Is The Covenant of Water free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Covenant of Water?
The Covenant of Water is narrated by Abraham Verghese.
Is The Covenant of Water worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 20.9 hours, saving 10.4 hours.