The Emperor's Children: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Emperor's Children runs 18.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Suzanne Toren (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Suzanne Toren
Suzanne Toren narrates 399 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,287 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
451 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's Children is an audiobook by Claire Messud: a 18.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Suzanne Toren, released February 11, 2008, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Suzanne Toren
- Released
- February 11, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781436101196
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Emperor's Children as an audiobook?
The Emperor's Children runs 18.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.
Is The Emperor's Children free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Emperor's Children?
The Emperor's Children is narrated by Suzanne Toren.
Is The Emperor's Children worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.2 hours.