When the World Was Steady: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When the World Was Steady audiobook runs 9.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Shiromi Arserio (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Shiromi Arserio
Shiromi Arserio narrates 214 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,276 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,903 Literary Fiction 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
When the World Was Steady is an audiobook by Claire Messud: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Shiromi Arserio, released August 29, 2017, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shiromi Arserio
- Released
- August 29, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781681686684
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the When the World Was Steady audiobook?
When the World Was Steady runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is the When the World Was Steady audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates When the World Was Steady?
When the World Was Steady is narrated by Shiromi Arserio.