Zen: The Art of Simple Living: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Zen: The Art of Simple Living audiobook runs 2.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Adam Sims (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.6 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 8,218 Mindfulness & Meditation audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Adam Sims
Adam Sims narrates 84 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 750 hours in all.
About as long, on the Mindfulness & Meditation shelf
419 Mindfulness & Meditation audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Zen: The Art of Simple Living is an audiobook by Shunmyo Masuno: a 2.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Sims, released April 18, 2019, on the Mindfulness & Meditation and World Religions shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Adam Sims
- Released
- April 18, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mindfulness & Meditation, World Religions, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781405941778
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Zen: The Art of Simple Living audiobook?
Zen: The Art of Simple Living runs 2.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.
Is the Zen: The Art of Simple Living audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Zen: The Art of Simple Living?
Zen: The Art of Simple Living is narrated by Adam Sims.