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The Day the Sun Died by Yan Lianke

The Day the Sun Died: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Day the Sun Died runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Graham Halstead (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Day the Sun Died at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,822 Literary Fiction 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 Day the Sun Died is an audiobook by Yan Lianke: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Graham Halstead, released May 7, 2019, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.1 hrs
Narrated by
Graham Halstead
Released
May 7, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781721336807

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Day the Sun Died as an audiobook?

The Day the Sun Died runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Day the Sun Died free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Day the Sun Died?

The Day the Sun Died is narrated by Graham Halstead.

Is The Day the Sun Died worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.