The Radiance: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Radiance runs 9.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ayad Akhtar (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ayad Akhtar
Ayad Akhtar narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 41 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,031 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 Radiance is an audiobook by Ayad Akhtar: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ayad Akhtar, released September 29, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Religious Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ayad Akhtar
- Released
- September 29, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781668120316
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Radiance as an audiobook?
The Radiance runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Radiance free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Radiance?
The Radiance is narrated by Ayad Akhtar.