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Father Goriot - Audiobook by Classic Audiobooks, Honoré de Balzac

Father Goriot - Audiobook: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Father Goriot - Audiobook audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Charles Farrow (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,030 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

Father Goriot - Audiobook is an audiobook by Classic Audiobooks and Honoré de Balzac: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Charles Farrow, released January 25, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Charles Farrow
Released
January 25, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
ISBN
4069829190305

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Father Goriot - Audiobook audiobook?

Father Goriot - Audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is the Father Goriot - Audiobook audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Father Goriot - Audiobook?

Father Goriot - Audiobook is narrated by Charles Farrow.