The Shadow of a Smile: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shadow of a Smile runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ben Onwukwe (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 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 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ben Onwukwe
Ben Onwukwe narrates 100 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,109 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
14,929 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 Shadow of a Smile is an audiobook by Kachi Ozumba: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Onwukwe, released December 1, 2010, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Onwukwe
- Released
- December 1, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781407465982
How to listen to The Shadow of a Smile free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow of a Smile as an audiobook?
The Shadow of a Smile runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Shadow of a Smile free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shadow of a Smile?
The Shadow of a Smile is narrated by Ben Onwukwe.
Is The Shadow of a Smile worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.