An Encounter: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Encounter runs 0.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Young (about 0.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 0.3 hours, it is shorter than 99% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Young
John Young narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 22 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
48 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Cask of Amontillado
- Revelations: A Classic Psychological Short Story of Self-Deception, Judgment, and Emotional Awakening
- A Dill Pickle: A Classic Psychological Short Story of Love, Power, and Emotional Control
- Your Lover Just Called: A Selection from the John Updike Audio Collection
- Kew Gardens: A Classic Modernist Short Story of Inner Life, Psychological Insight, and Literary Reflection
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 Encounter is an audiobook by James Joyce: a 0.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Young, released February 17, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Young
- Released
- February 17, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9798240103971
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is An Encounter as an audiobook?
An Encounter runs 0.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.2 hours.
Is An Encounter free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates An Encounter?
An Encounter is narrated by John Young.