Goethe: Life as a Work of Art: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Goethe: Life as a Work of Art audiobook runs 24.5 hours unabridged, narrated by James Anderson Foster (about 16.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 24.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 49 days |
| 1 hour / day | 25 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 days |
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What our data says
- At 24.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Anderson Foster
James Anderson Foster narrates 222 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,295 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf
328 Biography & Memoir 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
Goethe: Life as a Work of Art is an audiobook by Rüdiger Safranksi: a 24.5-hour unabridged recording, read by James Anderson Foster, released December 25, 2018, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 24.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Anderson Foster
- Released
- December 25, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781541444393
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Goethe: Life as a Work of Art audiobook?
Goethe: Life as a Work of Art runs 24.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.3 hours.
Is the Goethe: Life as a Work of Art audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Goethe: Life as a Work of Art?
Goethe: Life as a Work of Art is narrated by James Anderson Foster.
Is Goethe: Life as a Work of Art worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.3 hours, saving 8.2 hours.