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The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart

The Russian Debutante's Handbook: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Russian Debutante's Handbook runs 15.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Adam Grupper (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Russian Debutante's Handbook at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

874 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 Russian Debutante's Handbook is an audiobook by Gary Shteyngart: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Grupper, released March 9, 2012, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.8 hrs
Narrated by
Adam Grupper
Released
March 9, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781464029028

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Russian Debutante's Handbook as an audiobook?

The Russian Debutante's Handbook runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.

Is The Russian Debutante's Handbook free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Russian Debutante's Handbook?

The Russian Debutante's Handbook is narrated by Adam Grupper.

Is The Russian Debutante's Handbook worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.