Distant Star: A miniature dystopian masterpiece from the acclaimed author of 2666: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Distant Star: A miniature dystopian masterpiece from the acclaimed author of 2666 audiobook runs 4.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Walter Krochmal (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.7 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Walter Krochmal
Walter Krochmal narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 20 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
634 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
Distant Star: A miniature dystopian masterpiece from the acclaimed author of 2666 is an audiobook by Roberto Bolaño: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Walter Krochmal, released October 7, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Walter Krochmal
- Released
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781529983418
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Distant Star: A miniature dystopian masterpiece from the acclaimed author of 2666 audiobook?
Distant Star: A miniature dystopian masterpiece from the acclaimed author of 2666 runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.
Is the Distant Star: A miniature dystopian masterpiece from the acclaimed author of 2666 audiobook free?
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Who narrates Distant Star: A miniature dystopian masterpiece from the acclaimed author of 2666?
Distant Star: A miniature dystopian masterpiece from the acclaimed author of 2666 is narrated by Walter Krochmal.