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Cover of The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by 村上春樹

The Wind-up Bird Chronicle: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle runs an estimated 18.7 hours (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.7est. listening hrs
4.2★56 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 18.7 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Wind-up Bird Chronicle at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

What our data says

  • At 18.7 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 91% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 70% longer than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want psychological twists: a long-haul epic at 18.7 hours (estimated).

About the book

Japan’s most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II. ([source][1]) [1]: http://www.harukimurakami.com/book/the-wind-up-bird-chronicle

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Wind-up Bird Chronicle as an audiobook?

The Wind-up Bird Chronicle runs about 18.7 hours, our estimate from its 632 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.

Is The Wind-up Bird Chronicle free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Wind-up Bird Chronicle worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Wind-up Bird Chronicle first published?

The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by 村上春樹 was first published in 1997.