The Obscene Bird of Night: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Obscene Bird of Night runs 18.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Emmanuel Chumaceiro (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.8 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Emmanuel Chumaceiro
Emmanuel Chumaceiro narrates 27 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 293 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
448 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 Obscene Bird of Night is an audiobook by José Donoso: a 18.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Emmanuel Chumaceiro, released July 13, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Emmanuel Chumaceiro
- Released
- July 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Horror, Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9798331975289
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Obscene Bird of Night as an audiobook?
The Obscene Bird of Night runs 18.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.
Is The Obscene Bird of Night free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Obscene Bird of Night?
The Obscene Bird of Night is narrated by Emmanuel Chumaceiro.
Is The Obscene Bird of Night worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.3 hours.