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The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon

The Pillow Book: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Pillow Book runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Georgina Sutton (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Pillow Book at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 7,179 World 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 Pillow Book is an audiobook by Sei Shōnagon: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Georgina Sutton, released March 19, 2022, on the Classics (Literature) and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Georgina Sutton
Released
March 19, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), World
ISBN
9781004134809

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Pillow Book as an audiobook?

The Pillow Book runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is The Pillow Book free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Pillow Book?

The Pillow Book is narrated by Georgina Sutton.

Is The Pillow Book worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.