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Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux

Dark Star Safari: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dark Star Safari audiobook runs 22.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 15.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22.8listening hrs
Travel Tipsstore shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 22.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dark Star Safari at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 22.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 931 Travel Tips 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

Dark Star Safari is an audiobook by Paul Theroux: a 22.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released February 1, 2004, on the Travel Tips shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
22.8 hrs
Narrated by
Norman Dietz
Released
February 1, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Travel Tips
ISBN
9781004253135

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dark Star Safari audiobook?

Dark Star Safari runs 22.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.2 hours.

Is the Dark Star Safari audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Dark Star Safari?

Dark Star Safari is narrated by Norman Dietz.

Is Dark Star Safari worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.2 hours, saving 7.6 hours.