The Tortilla Curtain: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tortilla Curtain runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by T.C. Boyle (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| 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 –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by T.C. Boyle
T.C. Boyle narrates 22 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 88 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,542 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2008 recording read by Barbara Rosenblat runs 1.8 hours longer (13.6 hours).
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 Tortilla Curtain is an audiobook by T.C. Boyle: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by T.C. Boyle, released January 1, 2006, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- T.C. Boyle
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781483056296
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Tortilla Curtain as an audiobook?
The Tortilla Curtain runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Tortilla Curtain free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Tortilla Curtain?
The Tortilla Curtain is narrated by T.C. Boyle.
Is The Tortilla Curtain worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.