The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jamie Renell (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jamie Renell
Jamie Renell narrates 140 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,150 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
3,772 Non-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 Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession is an audiobook by Chandler Burr: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jamie Renell, released March 29, 2022, on the Non-Fiction and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jamie Renell
- Released
- March 29, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781666165340
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession as an audiobook?
The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession?
The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession is narrated by Jamie Renell.
Is The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4 hours.