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Departure(s) by Julian Barnes

Departure(s): Audiobook

by Julian Barnes · narrated by Julian Barnes · unabridged · 2026

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Departure(s) audiobook runs 5 hours unabridged, narrated by Julian Barnes (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
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What our data says

  • At 5 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

772 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

Departure(s) is an audiobook by Julian Barnes: a 5-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Barnes, released January 20, 2026, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5 hrs
Narrated by
Julian Barnes
Released
January 20, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9798217165681

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Departure(s) audiobook?

Departure(s) runs 5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.

Is the Departure(s) audiobook free?

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Who narrates Departure(s)?

Departure(s) is narrated by Julian Barnes.