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The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Unconsoled: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Unconsoled runs 19.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 13 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.5listening hrs
Psychologicalstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Unconsoled at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day39 days
1 hour / day20 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 19.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 6,732 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Psychological shelf

70 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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 Unconsoled is an audiobook by Kazuo Ishiguro: a 19.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released December 7, 2017, on the Psychological and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.5 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Vance
Released
December 7, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Comedy, Satire & Parody
ISBN
9781977371041

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Unconsoled as an audiobook?

The Unconsoled runs 19.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13 hours.

Is The Unconsoled free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Unconsoled?

The Unconsoled is narrated by Simon Vance.

Is The Unconsoled worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13 hours, saving 6.5 hours.