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The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

The Inheritance of Loss: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Inheritance of Loss runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Meera Simhan (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Inheritance of Loss at common listening paces
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1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Inheritance of Loss is an audiobook by Kiran Desai: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Meera Simhan, released March 5, 2024, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.2 hrs
Narrated by
Meera Simhan
Released
March 5, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Drama
ISBN
9780593947074

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Inheritance of Loss as an audiobook?

The Inheritance of Loss runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is The Inheritance of Loss free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Inheritance of Loss?

The Inheritance of Loss is narrated by Meera Simhan.

Is The Inheritance of Loss worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.