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Dictator by Robert Harris

Dictator: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Dictator audiobook runs 13.8 hours unabridged, narrated by David Rintoul (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.8listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Dictator at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

2,109 Historical (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

Dictator is an audiobook by Robert Harris: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by David Rintoul, released January 12, 2016, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.8 hrs
Narrated by
David Rintoul
Released
January 12, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9780399567865

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Dictator audiobook?

Dictator runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is the Dictator audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Dictator?

Dictator is narrated by David Rintoul.

Is Dictator worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.