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Cathedral by Raymond Carver

Cathedral: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Cathedral audiobook runs 7.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Cathedral at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,943 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

Cathedral is an audiobook by Raymond Carver: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released May 16, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.3 hrs
Narrated by
Norman Dietz
Released
May 16, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Short Stories
ISBN
9781515984542

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Cathedral audiobook?

Cathedral runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is the Cathedral audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Cathedral?

Cathedral is narrated by Norman Dietz.