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Fahrenheit 451: Audiobook

The Fahrenheit 451 audiobook runs an estimated 5.6 hours, narrated by Penn Badgley (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.6est. listening hrs
4.0★441 ratings
Science Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 5.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Fahrenheit 451 at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 5.6 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 86% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 47% shorter than the average science fiction audiobook (10.5 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).

Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for science fiction listeners: a weekend-size listen at 5.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

A new recording of Ray Bradbury’s timeless classic Fahrenheit 451 narrated by Penn Badgley! More than seventy years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Fahrenheit 451 audiobook?

Fahrenheit 451 runs about 5.6 hours, our estimate from its 190 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.

Is the Fahrenheit 451 audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Fahrenheit 451?

Fahrenheit 451 is narrated by Penn Badgley.

When was Fahrenheit 451 first published?

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury was first published in 1953.