A Tragic Idyl: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Tragic Idyl runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Hugo Castro (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 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 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Hugo Castro
Hugo Castro narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 50 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,064 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 Tragic Idyl is an audiobook by Paul Bourget: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Hugo Castro, released August 11, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Hugo Castro
- Released
- August 11, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798182607629
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Tragic Idyl as an audiobook?
A Tragic Idyl runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is A Tragic Idyl free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Tragic Idyl?
A Tragic Idyl is narrated by Hugo Castro.
Is A Tragic Idyl worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.