The Empress of the Splendid Season: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Empress of the Splendid Season runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Aida Reluzco (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Aida Reluzco
Aida Reluzco narrates 65 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 588 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,995 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 Empress of the Splendid Season is an audiobook by Oscar Hijuelos: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Aida Reluzco, released October 14, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Aida Reluzco
- Released
- October 14, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature), Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781668651827
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Empress of the Splendid Season as an audiobook?
The Empress of the Splendid Season runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Empress of the Splendid Season free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Empress of the Splendid Season?
The Empress of the Splendid Season is narrated by Aida Reluzco.
Is The Empress of the Splendid Season worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.