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Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation by Ann Charters, Samuel Charters

Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation audiobook runs 19.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Brian Holden (about 13.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.8listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 19.8 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 5,887 The Americas 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

Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation is an audiobook by Ann Charters and Samuel Charters: a 19.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Holden, released August 27, 2024, on the The Americas and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.8 hrs
Narrated by
Brian Holden
Released
August 27, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9798855555547

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation audiobook?

Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation runs 19.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.2 hours.

Is the Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation?

Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation is narrated by Brian Holden.

Is Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.2 hours, saving 6.6 hours.