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A Son of the Circus by John Irving

A Son of the Circus: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Son of the Circus runs 26.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Colacci (about 17.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

26.9listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 26.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Son of the Circus at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day54 days
1 hour / day27 days
2 hours / day14 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×18 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 26.9 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Fiction shelf

404 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 Son of the Circus is an audiobook by John Irving: a 26.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released June 25, 2007, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
26.9 hrs
Narrated by
David Colacci
Released
June 25, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction
ISBN
9781423336013

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Son of the Circus as an audiobook?

A Son of the Circus runs 26.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.9 hours.

Is A Son of the Circus free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Son of the Circus?

A Son of the Circus is narrated by David Colacci.

Is A Son of the Circus worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.9 hours, saving 9 hours.