The Second Sex: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Second Sex runs 39.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Judith Thurman and Ellen Archer (about 26.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 39.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 79 days |
| 1 hour / day | 40 days |
| 2 hours / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 27 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 39.2 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ellen Archer
Ellen Archer narrates 122 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,245 hours in all.
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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 Second Sex is an audiobook by Simone de Beauvoir: a 39.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Judith Thurman and Ellen Archer, released December 10, 2019, on the Social Science and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 39.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Judith Thurman, Ellen Archer
- Released
- December 10, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9780593147269
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Second Sex as an audiobook?
The Second Sex runs 39.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 26.1 hours.
Is The Second Sex free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Second Sex?
The Second Sex is narrated by Judith Thurman and Ellen Archer.
Is The Second Sex worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 26.1 hours, saving 13.1 hours.