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A Desolate Splendor by John Jantunen

A Desolate Splendor: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Desolate Splendor runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Graham Winton (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Desolate Splendor at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,556 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

A Desolate Splendor is an audiobook by John Jantunen: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Graham Winton, released September 28, 2016, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Graham Winton
Released
September 28, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781501939709

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Desolate Splendor as an audiobook?

A Desolate Splendor runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is A Desolate Splendor free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Desolate Splendor?

A Desolate Splendor is narrated by Graham Winton.