The Sympathizer: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Sympathizer runs an estimated 11.6 hours (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 11.6 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for thriller.
- That's 6% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).
Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for thriller listeners who want spycraft and a historical setting: a solid week of commutes at 11.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
Now an HBO® Original Limited Series on Max, and winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, a startling debut novel featuring one of the most remarkable narrators of recent years: a conflicted subversive and idealist working as a double agent in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. The winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, as well as seven other awards, and now an HBO® Original Limited Series on Max, The Sympathizer has sold over one million copies worldwide and is one of the most acclaimed books of the 21st century. With the pace and suspense of a thriller and prose that has been compared to Graham Greene and Vladimir Nabokov, The Sympathizer is a sweeping epic of love and betrayal.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sympathizer as an audiobook?
The Sympathizer runs about 11.6 hours, our estimate from its 391 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Sympathizer free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Sympathizer worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Sympathizer first published?
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Francois Chau, Beruryah Ben Barukh was first published in 2015.
