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A Fool's Alphabet by Sebastian Faulks

A Fool's Alphabet: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Fool's Alphabet runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jamie Glover (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,009 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 Fool's Alphabet is an audiobook by Sebastian Faulks: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jamie Glover, released January 27, 2011, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Jamie Glover
Released
January 27, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781446454640

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Fool's Alphabet as an audiobook?

A Fool's Alphabet runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is A Fool's Alphabet free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Fool's Alphabet?

A Fool's Alphabet is narrated by Jamie Glover.