When We Were Orphans: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When We Were Orphans audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,028 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 We Were Orphans is an audiobook by Kazuo Ishiguro: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released June 21, 2005, on the Contemporary Women and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- June 21, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780060854317
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the When We Were Orphans audiobook?
When We Were Orphans runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the When We Were Orphans audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates When We Were Orphans?
When We Were Orphans is narrated by John Lee.
Is When We Were Orphans worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.