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Harsh Times by Mario Vargas Llosa

Harsh Times: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Harsh Times audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Ian Guerra (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Harsh Times at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Ian Guerra

Ian Guerra narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 41 hours in all.

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

Harsh Times is an audiobook by Mario Vargas Llosa: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Ian Guerra, released November 23, 2021, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.5 hrs
Narrated by
Ian Guerra
Released
November 23, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781250825193

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Harsh Times audiobook?

Harsh Times runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is the Harsh Times audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Harsh Times?

Harsh Times is narrated by Ian Guerra.

Is Harsh Times worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.