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An American Dream by Norman Mailer

An American Dream: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An American Dream runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christopher Lane (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.7 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Christopher Lane

Christopher Lane narrates 266 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,814 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,014 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

An American Dream is an audiobook by Norman Mailer: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Lane, released August 23, 2016, on the Psychological and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.7 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Lane
Released
August 23, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Psychological, Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody
ISBN
9781522636779

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Questions listeners ask

How long is An American Dream as an audiobook?

An American Dream runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is An American Dream free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates An American Dream?

An American Dream is narrated by Christopher Lane.