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The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver

The Motion of the Body Through Space: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Motion of the Body Through Space runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Laurence Bouvard (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Motion of the Body Through Space at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
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 Motion of the Body Through Space is an audiobook by Lionel Shriver: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Laurence Bouvard, released May 7, 2020, on the Literary Fiction and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.2 hrs
Narrated by
Laurence Bouvard
Released
May 7, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Drama
ISBN
9780008386702

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Motion of the Body Through Space as an audiobook?

The Motion of the Body Through Space runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.

Is The Motion of the Body Through Space free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Motion of the Body Through Space?

The Motion of the Body Through Space is narrated by Laurence Bouvard.

Is The Motion of the Body Through Space worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.