An Improvised Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Improvised Life runs 4.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alan Arkin (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
445 Memoirs 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 Improvised Life is an audiobook by Alan Arkin: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Alan Arkin, released March 1, 2011, on the Arts & Entertainment and Memoirs shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alan Arkin
- Released
- March 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, Memoirs
- ISBN
- 9781481545914
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is An Improvised Life as an audiobook?
An Improvised Life runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.
Is An Improvised Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates An Improvised Life?
An Improvised Life is narrated by Alan Arkin.