The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction runs 4.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mike Cooper (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mike Cooper
Mike Cooper narrates 124 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,002 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Literature shelf
1,647 Literature 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 Short Story: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by Andrew Kahn: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Cooper, released February 1, 2022, on the Literature shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mike Cooper
- Released
- February 1, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literature
- ISBN
- 9781666167429
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction as an audiobook?
The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction?
The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Mike Cooper.