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A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean

A River Runs Through It: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A River Runs Through It runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joel Fabiani (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish A River Runs Through It at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,711 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 River Runs Through It is an audiobook by Norman Maclean: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Joel Fabiani, released June 12, 2009, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Joel Fabiani
Released
June 12, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781440756290

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A River Runs Through It as an audiobook?

A River Runs Through It runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is A River Runs Through It free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A River Runs Through It?

A River Runs Through It is narrated by Joel Fabiani.