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The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata

The Rainbow: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rainbow runs 5.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ami Okumura Jones (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Rainbow at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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 Rainbow is an audiobook by Yasunari Kawabata: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Ami Okumura Jones, released November 9, 2023, on the Literary Fiction and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.9 hrs
Narrated by
Ami Okumura Jones
Released
November 9, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781802063547

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Rainbow as an audiobook?

The Rainbow runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is The Rainbow free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Rainbow?

The Rainbow is narrated by Ami Okumura Jones.