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The Prisoner of Paradise by Romesh Gunesekera

The Prisoner of Paradise: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Prisoner of Paradise runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Homer Todiwala (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Fiction shelf

15,154 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 Prisoner of Paradise is an audiobook by Romesh Gunesekera: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Homer Todiwala, released October 29, 2026, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Homer Todiwala
Released
October 29, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781037220548

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Prisoner of Paradise as an audiobook?

The Prisoner of Paradise runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Prisoner of Paradise free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Prisoner of Paradise?

The Prisoner of Paradise is narrated by Homer Todiwala.

Is The Prisoner of Paradise worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.