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Eleven Minutes Audiobook by Paulo Coelho— narrated by Richard Trinder and Hannah Curtis
From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist (P.S.)
Paulo Coelho, the author of The Alchemist, follows a Brazilian woman from a heartbroken village girlhood into Geneva sex work and asks whether pleasure and love can ever be the same pursuit.
Why the audiobook wins
Eleven Minutes alternates between Maria's diary and the narration around it, and the audiobook splits those between Hannah Curtis and Richard Trinder. The diary is where Coelho does his real work, a young Brazilian woman in Geneva reasoning her way through sex, money and what she is willing to call love, and hearing it in her own voice separates it cleanly from the authorial frame.
Coelho writes in parable, which is an oral form. The Alchemist made his name in that register and this book uses the same tools on much harder material. Read aloud, the simplicity sounds intentional rather than thin.
Seven and a half hours from a village girlhood to Geneva and back to a question about pleasure. One Audible credit covers it.
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Audiobook questions
- Who narrates the Eleven Minutes audiobook?
- Richard Trinder and Hannah Curtis narrate the audiobook edition of Eleven Minutes.
- How long is the Eleven Minutes audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 7 hr 46 min.
- Is the Eleven Minutes audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored Eleven Minutes 4.2 out of 5. Eleven Minutes alternates between Maria's diary and the narration around it, and the audiobook splits those between Hannah Curtis and Richard Trinder. The diary is where Coelho does his real work, a young Brazilian woman in Geneva reasoning her way through sex, money and what…
- Can I listen to Eleven Minutes free with an Audible trial?
- Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.Listen to Eleven Minutes free with an Audible trial
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- Is Eleven Minutes on Kindle Unlimited?
- No. Eleven Minutes was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on July 18, 2026.
