A Man Called Ove: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Man Called Ove runs 9.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by J. K. Simmons (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,213 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Man Called Ove is an audiobook by Fredrik Backman: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by J. K. Simmons, released November 26, 2019, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- J. K. Simmons
- Released
- November 26, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781797108261
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Man Called Ove as an audiobook?
A Man Called Ove runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.
Is A Man Called Ove free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Man Called Ove?
A Man Called Ove is narrated by J. K. Simmons.