The Penguin Book of the International Short Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Penguin Book of the International Short Story runs 17.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by TBD (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by TBD
TBD narrates 193 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,554 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
596 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 Penguin Book of the International Short Story is an audiobook by Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by TBD, released April 7, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Essays & Anthologies shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- TBD
- Released
- April 7, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9798217352623
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Penguin Book of the International Short Story as an audiobook?
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
Is The Penguin Book of the International Short Story free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Penguin Book of the International Short Story?
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story is narrated by TBD.
Is The Penguin Book of the International Short Story worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.