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Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession by Marjorie Garber

Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession audiobook runs 16.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Pamela Almand (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.5listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.5 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy 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

Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession is an audiobook by Marjorie Garber: a 16.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Pamela Almand, released July 14, 2020, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.5 hrs
Narrated by
Pamela Almand
Released
July 14, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781094178714

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession audiobook?

Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession runs 16.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.

Is the Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession?

Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession is narrated by Pamela Almand.

Is Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.