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A Long, Long Way by Sebastian Barry

A Long, Long Way: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Long, Long Way runs 9.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Cormack (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Long, Long Way at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,911 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 Long, Long Way is an audiobook by Sebastian Barry: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Cormack, released October 11, 2022, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.3 hrs
Narrated by
John Cormack
Released
October 11, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9798212225380

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Long, Long Way as an audiobook?

A Long, Long Way runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is A Long, Long Way free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Long, Long Way?

A Long, Long Way is narrated by John Cormack.