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Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee

Elizabeth Costello: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Elizabeth Costello audiobook runs 9.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Kerry Fox (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Elizabeth Costello at common listening paces
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30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,987 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

Elizabeth Costello is an audiobook by J.M. Coetzee: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Kerry Fox, released April 8, 2021, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.5 hrs
Narrated by
Kerry Fox
Released
April 8, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781473594760

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Elizabeth Costello audiobook?

Elizabeth Costello runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is the Elizabeth Costello audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Elizabeth Costello?

Elizabeth Costello is narrated by Kerry Fox.