A History of the World in 10½ Chapters: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A History of the World in 10½ Chapters runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Jennings (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,153 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
13,701 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 the World in 10½ Chapters is an audiobook by Julian Barnes: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Jennings, released October 1, 2007, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alex Jennings
- Released
- October 1, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9789629546205
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A History of the World in 10½ Chapters as an audiobook?
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is A History of the World in 10½ Chapters free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A History of the World in 10½ Chapters?
A History of the World in 10½ Chapters is narrated by Alex Jennings.
Is A History of the World in 10½ Chapters worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.