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The Heaven of Animals: Stories by David James Poissant

The Heaven of Animals: Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Heaven of Animals: Stories runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ken Marks and Susan Bennett and others (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,014 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

The Heaven of Animals: Stories is an audiobook by David James Poissant: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ken Marks, Susan Bennett and Peter J. Fernandez and others, released May 23, 2014, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Ken Marks, Susan Bennett, Peter J. Fernandez, Scott Sowers, Richard Poe
Released
May 23, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Short Stories
ISBN
9781490613888

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Heaven of Animals: Stories as an audiobook?

The Heaven of Animals: Stories runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is The Heaven of Animals: Stories free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Heaven of Animals: Stories?

The Heaven of Animals: Stories is narrated by Ken Marks, Susan Bennett, Peter J. Fernandez and Scott Sowers and others.