The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Aaron Oh (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Aaron Oh
James Aaron Oh narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 91 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,376 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 Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club is an audiobook by Ocean Vuong: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by James Aaron Oh, released May 13, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Aaron Oh
- Released
- May 13, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, BIPOC Stories & Voices
- ISBN
- 9798217071692
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club as an audiobook?
The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club?
The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club is narrated by James Aaron Oh.
Is The Emperor of Gladness: Oprah's Book Club worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.