A History of Loneliness: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of Loneliness runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gerard Doyle (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gerard Doyle
Gerard Doyle narrates 168 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,669 hours in all.
- Eldest: Inheritance, Book II
- Inheritance
- Murtagh: The World of Eragon
- The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Volume 1, Eragon
- The Looking Glass Wars
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,038 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 History of Loneliness is an audiobook by John Boyne: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Gerard Doyle, released February 3, 2015, on the Literary Fiction and Religious Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gerard Doyle
- Released
- February 3, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781501220296
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of Loneliness as an audiobook?
A History of Loneliness runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is A History of Loneliness free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A History of Loneliness?
A History of Loneliness is narrated by Gerard Doyle.
Is A History of Loneliness worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.