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Distant Star by Roberto Bolaño

Distant Star: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Distant Star audiobook runs 4.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Walter Krochmal (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Distant Star at common listening paces
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2 hours / day3 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.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

636 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 is an audiobook by Roberto Bolaño: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Walter Krochmal, released October 7, 2025, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

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
ISBN
9781250450630

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Distant Star audiobook?

Distant Star runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.

Is the Distant Star audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Distant Star?

Distant Star is narrated by Walter Krochmal.