The Kite Runner: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Kite Runner runs an estimated 11 hours (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening (estimated).
| 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 –
What our data says
- At 11 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for historical fiction.
- That's 6% shorter than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners: a solid week of commutes at 11 hours (estimated).
About the book
A Stunning Novel of Hope and Redemption Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara -- a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.
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How long is The Kite Runner as an audiobook?
The Kite Runner runs about 11 hours, our estimate from its 371 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Can I listen to The Kite Runner free?
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Is The Kite Runner worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Kite Runner first published?
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was first published in 2003.
