Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal audiobook runs 16.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lescault (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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What our data says
- At 16.5 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lescault
John Lescault narrates 148 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,722 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
337 Arts & Entertainment 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
Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal is an audiobook by Jay Parini: a 16.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lescault, released October 13, 2015, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lescault
- Released
- October 13, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781504671323
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal audiobook?
Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal runs 16.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.
Is the Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal?
Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal is narrated by John Lescault.
Is Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.