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The Spiritual Verses by Jalaloddin Rumi

The Spiritual Verses: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Spiritual Verses runs 4.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anton Lesser (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.8listening hrs
Poetrystore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 4.8 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 3,749 Poetry 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 Spiritual Verses is an audiobook by Jalaloddin Rumi: a 4.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Anton Lesser, released August 1, 2007, on the Poetry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.8 hrs
Narrated by
Anton Lesser
Released
August 1, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Poetry
ISBN
9789629546694

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Spiritual Verses as an audiobook?

The Spiritual Verses runs 4.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.

Is The Spiritual Verses free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Spiritual Verses?

The Spiritual Verses is narrated by Anton Lesser.