Happening: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Happening audiobook runs 2 hours unabridged, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 1.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 2 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
100 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
Happening is an audiobook by Annie Ernaux: a 2-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released December 10, 2019, on the Contemporary Women and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert
- Released
- December 10, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781666557480
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Happening audiobook?
Happening runs 2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.3 hours.
Is the Happening audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Happening?
Happening is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.