The Sheltering Sky: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sheltering Sky runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Saskia Maarleveld (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 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 10.2 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Saskia Maarleveld
Saskia Maarleveld narrates 612 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,444 hours in all.
- The Alice Network
- First Lie Wins: Reese's Book Club Pick
- The Rose Code
- The God of the Woods
- The Indigo Girl
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,502 Historical (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 Sheltering Sky is an audiobook by Paul Bowles: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Saskia Maarleveld, released May 14, 2024, on the Psychological and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Saskia Maarleveld
- Released
- May 14, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Historical (Fiction), Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9780063136106
How to listen to The Sheltering Sky free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sheltering Sky as an audiobook?
The Sheltering Sky runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Sheltering Sky free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sheltering Sky?
The Sheltering Sky is narrated by Saskia Maarleveld.
Is The Sheltering Sky worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.