The Satanic Verses: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Satanic Verses runs 21.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sam Dastor (about 14.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 21.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 43 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 21.4 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sam Dastor
Sam Dastor narrates 36 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 389 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
254 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 Satanic Verses is an audiobook by Salman Rushdie: a 21.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Sam Dastor, released May 27, 2011, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 21.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sam Dastor
- Released
- May 27, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781461804048
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Satanic Verses as an audiobook?
The Satanic Verses runs 21.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.2 hours.
Is The Satanic Verses free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Satanic Verses?
The Satanic Verses is narrated by Sam Dastor.
Is The Satanic Verses worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.2 hours, saving 7.1 hours.