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The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

The Sound of Things Falling: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sound of Things Falling runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Adriana Cumming-Teicher (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.9listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Sound of Things Falling at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.9 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Sound of Things Falling is an audiobook by Juan Gabriel Vásquez: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Adriana Cumming-Teicher, released June 11, 2026, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.9 hrs
Narrated by
Adriana Cumming-Teicher
Released
June 11, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781037202674

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sound of Things Falling as an audiobook?

The Sound of Things Falling runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is The Sound of Things Falling free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Sound of Things Falling?

The Sound of Things Falling is narrated by Adriana Cumming-Teicher.