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Black Dogs by Ian McEwan

Black Dogs: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Dogs audiobook runs 5.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Steven Crossley (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Black Dogs at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Steven Crossley

Steven Crossley narrates 290 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,468 hours in all.

All Steven Crossley audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,097 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

Black Dogs is an audiobook by Ian McEwan: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Steven Crossley, released May 23, 2008, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.8 hrs
Narrated by
Steven Crossley
Released
May 23, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781428198708

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Black Dogs audiobook?

Black Dogs runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is the Black Dogs audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Black Dogs?

Black Dogs is narrated by Steven Crossley.