Cal: A modern classic of the Troubles from one of Ireland's most acclaimed authors: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Cal: A modern classic of the Troubles from one of Ireland's most acclaimed authors audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by David Threlfall (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Threlfall
David Threlfall narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 129 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
957 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Cal: A modern classic of the Troubles from one of Ireland's most acclaimed authors is an audiobook by Bernard MacLaverty: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Threlfall, released June 2, 2011, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Threlfall
- Released
- June 2, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781446470718
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Cal: A modern classic of the Troubles from one of Ireland's most acclaimed authors audiobook?
Cal: A modern classic of the Troubles from one of Ireland's most acclaimed authors runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.
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Who narrates Cal: A modern classic of the Troubles from one of Ireland's most acclaimed authors?
Cal: A modern classic of the Troubles from one of Ireland's most acclaimed authors is narrated by David Threlfall.