The Shadow Lines: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow Lines runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Raj Varma (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 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 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
15,012 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2026 recording read by Ranjit Madgavkar runs 2.2 hours longer (12.3 hours).
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 Shadow Lines is an audiobook by Amitav Ghosh: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Raj Varma, released April 15, 2010, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Raj Varma
- Released
- April 15, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781441835109
How to listen to The Shadow Lines free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow Lines as an audiobook?
The Shadow Lines runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Shadow Lines free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow Lines?
The Shadow Lines is narrated by Raj Varma.
Is The Shadow Lines worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.