The Namesake: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Namesake runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarita Choudhury (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,093 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 Namesake is an audiobook by Jhumpa Lahiri: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarita Choudhury, released September 16, 2003, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarita Choudhury
- Released
- September 16, 2003
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780739306963
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Namesake as an audiobook?
The Namesake runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Namesake free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Namesake?
The Namesake is narrated by Sarita Choudhury.
Is The Namesake worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.