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The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates

The Man Without a Shadow: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Without a Shadow runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Hanfield (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Man Without a Shadow at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,660 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 Man Without a Shadow is an audiobook by Joyce Carol Oates: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Hanfield, released January 19, 2016, on the Psychological and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.4 hrs
Narrated by
Susan Hanfield
Released
January 19, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780062444592

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Man Without a Shadow as an audiobook?

The Man Without a Shadow runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is The Man Without a Shadow free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Man Without a Shadow?

The Man Without a Shadow is narrated by Susan Hanfield.

Is The Man Without a Shadow worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.