American Rust: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the American Rust audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Stechschulte (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tom Stechschulte
Tom Stechschulte narrates 210 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,932 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,954 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
American Rust is an audiobook by Philipp Meyer: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Stechschulte, released March 6, 2009, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Stechschulte
- Released
- March 6, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781440708411
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the American Rust audiobook?
American Rust runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is the American Rust audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates American Rust?
American Rust is narrated by Tom Stechschulte.
Is American Rust worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.