The Maples Stories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Maples Stories runs 5.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Van Norden (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Van Norden
Peter Van Norden narrates 21 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 23 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,061 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 Maples Stories is an audiobook by John Updike: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Van Norden, released August 1, 2009, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Van Norden
- Released
- August 1, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9781602836785
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Maples Stories as an audiobook?
The Maples Stories runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.
Is The Maples Stories free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Maples Stories?
The Maples Stories is narrated by Peter Van Norden.