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City of God by E.L. Doctorow

City of God: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the City of God audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by John Rubinstein (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish City of God at common listening paces
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30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

City of God is an audiobook by E.L. Doctorow: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Rubinstein, released March 4, 2014, on the Literary Fiction and Religious Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.3 hrs
Narrated by
John Rubinstein
Released
March 4, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction
ISBN
9780804163743

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the City of God audiobook?

City of God runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the City of God audiobook free?

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

Who narrates City of God?

City of God is narrated by John Rubinstein.

Is City of God worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.