The Tale of Genji, Volume 1: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tale of Genji, Volume 1 runs 35.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brian Nishii (about 23.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 35.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 72 days |
| 1 hour / day | 36 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 24 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 35.7 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Brian Nishii
Brian Nishii narrates 149 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,492 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Drama shelf
23 Drama audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Goldfinch
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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 Tale of Genji, Volume 1 is an audiobook by Murasaki Shikibu: a 35.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Nishii, released January 14, 2020, on the Drama and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 35.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brian Nishii
- Released
- January 14, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781094021133
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Tale of Genji, Volume 1 as an audiobook?
The Tale of Genji, Volume 1 runs 35.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 23.8 hours.
Is The Tale of Genji, Volume 1 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Tale of Genji, Volume 1?
The Tale of Genji, Volume 1 is narrated by Brian Nishii.
Is The Tale of Genji, Volume 1 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 23.8 hours, saving 11.9 hours.