The Shawl: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shawl runs 2.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Yelena Shmulenson (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 2.1 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Yelena Shmulenson
Yelena Shmulenson narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 255 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
103 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 Shawl is an audiobook by Cynthia Ozick: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Yelena Shmulenson, released November 12, 2008, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Yelena Shmulenson
- Released
- November 12, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9781598877120
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shawl as an audiobook?
The Shawl runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.
Is The Shawl free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shawl?
The Shawl is narrated by Yelena Shmulenson.