Giovanni's Room: Audiobook
The Giovanni's Room audiobook runs an estimated 6.6 hours (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 6.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 6.6 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for romance.
- That's 20% shorter than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners: a weekend-size listen at 6.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
James Baldwin's groundbreaking novel with a new introduction. Giovanni's Room is set in the Paris of the 1950s, where a young American expatriate finds himself caught between his repressed desires and conventional morality. David has just proposed marriage to his American girlfriend, but while she is away on a trip he becomes involved in a doomed affair with a bartender named Giovanni. With sharp, probing insight, James Baldwin's classic narrative delves into the mystery of love and tells a deeply moving story that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Giovanni's Room audiobook?
Giovanni's Room runs about 6.6 hours, our estimate from its 224 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.
Is the Giovanni's Room audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was Giovanni's Room first published?
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin was first published in 1956.
