The Shadow of the Wind — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 15.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 15.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 79% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
- That's 21% longer than the average thriller audiobook (12.9 hrs across 259 titles in our dataset).
Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for thriller listeners — a long-haul epic at 15.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
"Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind . Really, you should." —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post “Wondrous...masterful... The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” — Entertainment Weekly, Editor's Choice “This is one gorgeous read.” —Stephen King "I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetary of Forgotten Books for the first time..." Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind , by one Julián Carax.
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Start the free trialQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shadow of the Wind as an audiobook?
The Shadow of the Wind runs about 15.6 hours — our estimate from its 528 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.4 hours.
Can I listen to The Shadow of the Wind free?
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Is The Shadow of the Wind worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.4 hours — saving 5.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Shadow of the Wind first published?
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón was first published in 2001.
