Candide, Or Optimism: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Candide, Or Optimism audiobook runs 4 hours unabridged, narrated by Athanasius Flamel (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 4 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
294 Classics (Literature) 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
Candide, Or Optimism is an audiobook by Voltaire: a 4-hour unabridged recording, read by Athanasius Flamel, released December 14, 2024, on the Classics (Literature) and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Athanasius Flamel
- Released
- December 14, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Comedy, Satire & Parody
- ISBN
- 9798347985975
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Candide, Or Optimism audiobook?
Candide, Or Optimism runs 4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.
Is the Candide, Or Optimism audiobook free?
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Who narrates Candide, Or Optimism?
Candide, Or Optimism is narrated by Athanasius Flamel.