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Against The Grain, or Against Nature by Joris Karl Huysmans

Against The Grain, or Against Nature: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Against The Grain, or Against Nature audiobook runs 9.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Martin Geeson (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.3listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.3 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day5 days
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What our data says

  • At 9.3 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2024 recording read by Logan Allen runs 0.2 hours shorter (9.1 hours).

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

Against The Grain, or Against Nature is an audiobook by Joris Karl Huysmans: a 9.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Martin Geeson, released January 1, 2011, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.3 hrs
Narrated by
Martin Geeson
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Against The Grain, or Against Nature audiobook?

Against The Grain, or Against Nature runs 9.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is the Against The Grain, or Against Nature audiobook free?

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Who narrates Against The Grain, or Against Nature?

Against The Grain, or Against Nature is narrated by Martin Geeson.