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The Interpreter by David K. Shipler

The Interpreter: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Interpreter runs 10.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Quyen Ngo (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Interpreter at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,592 Historical (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 Interpreter is an audiobook by David K. Shipler: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Quyen Ngo, released May 6, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.5 hrs
Narrated by
Quyen Ngo
Released
May 6, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9798228487369

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Interpreter as an audiobook?

The Interpreter runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is The Interpreter free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Interpreter?

The Interpreter is narrated by Quyen Ngo.

Is The Interpreter worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.