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Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom by Emmy van Deurzen

Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom audiobook runs 22.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Emmy van Deurzen (about 15.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22.7listening hrs
Mental Health & Psychologystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 22.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 22.7 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom is an audiobook by Emmy van Deurzen: a 22.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Emmy van Deurzen, released May 14, 2026, on the Mental Health & Psychology and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
22.7 hrs
Narrated by
Emmy van Deurzen
Released
May 14, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mental Health & Psychology, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9780241612217

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom audiobook?

Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom runs 22.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.1 hours.

Is the Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom?

Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom is narrated by Emmy van Deurzen.

Is Beginning to Live: The Art of Existential Freedom worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.1 hours, saving 7.6 hours.