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The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe

The Woman in the Dunes: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Woman in the Dunes runs 6.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Julian Cihi (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Woman in the Dunes at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.2 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Woman in the Dunes is an audiobook by Kobo Abe: a 6.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Cihi, released September 18, 2018, on the Literary Fiction and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.2 hrs
Narrated by
Julian Cihi
Released
September 18, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Psychological, Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)
ISBN
9781984829184

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Woman in the Dunes as an audiobook?

The Woman in the Dunes runs 6.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is The Woman in the Dunes free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Woman in the Dunes?

The Woman in the Dunes is narrated by Julian Cihi.