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Finnegans Wake by James Joyce

Finnegans Wake: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Finnegans Wake audiobook runs 29.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Barry Mcgovern and Marcella Riordan (about 19.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

29.3listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 29.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Finnegans Wake at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day59 days
1 hour / day30 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

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What our data says

  • At 29.3 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Finnegans Wake is an audiobook by James Joyce: a 29.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Barry Mcgovern and Marcella Riordan, released June 16, 2021, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
29.3 hrs
Narrated by
Barry Mcgovern, Marcella Riordan
Released
June 16, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781781983669

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Finnegans Wake audiobook?

Finnegans Wake runs 29.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.5 hours.

Is the Finnegans Wake audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Finnegans Wake?

Finnegans Wake is narrated by Barry Mcgovern and Marcella Riordan.

Is Finnegans Wake worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.5 hours, saving 9.8 hours.