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The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Vegetarian runs 5.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Park and Janet Song (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Vegetarian at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Stephen Park

Stephen Park narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 40 hours in all.

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  • The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean GulagPierre Rigoulot · 7.4 hrs

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

337 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Vegetarian is an audiobook by Han Kang: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Park and Janet Song, released February 2, 2016, on the Psychological and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.3 hrs
Narrated by
Stephen Park, Janet Song
Released
February 2, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780399566998

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Vegetarian as an audiobook?

The Vegetarian runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.

Is The Vegetarian free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Vegetarian?

The Vegetarian is narrated by Stephen Park and Janet Song.