The Piece of String: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Piece of String runs 0.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cyril Bienblanc (about 0.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 0.3 hours, it is shorter than 100% of the 5,087 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Westerns & War shelf
11 Westerns & War audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Saethon Williams runs about the same length (0.3 hours).
- The 2010 recording read by Cornelius Garrett runs about the same length (0.2 hours).
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 Piece of String is an audiobook by Guy De Maupassant: a 0.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Cyril Bienblanc, released June 25, 2026, on the Westerns & War and Short Stories shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Cyril Bienblanc
- Released
- June 25, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9798886427349
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Piece of String as an audiobook?
The Piece of String runs 0.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.2 hours.
Is The Piece of String free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Piece of String?
The Piece of String is narrated by Cyril Bienblanc.