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Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Stephen Mitchell

Gilgamesh: A New English Version: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Gilgamesh: A New English Version audiobook runs 4.1 hours unabridged, narrated by John McDonough and George Guidall (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.1listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2004released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Gilgamesh: A New English Version at common listening paces
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30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.1 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

304 Classics (Literature) 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

Gilgamesh: A New English Version is an audiobook by Stephen Mitchell: a 4.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John McDonough and George Guidall, released November 11, 2004, on the Classics (Literature) and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.1 hrs
Narrated by
John McDonough, George Guidall
Released
November 11, 2004
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature), Poetry
ISBN
9781436101455

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Gilgamesh: A New English Version audiobook?

Gilgamesh: A New English Version runs 4.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.

Is the Gilgamesh: A New English Version audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Gilgamesh: A New English Version?

Gilgamesh: A New English Version is narrated by John McDonough and George Guidall.