Humboldt’s Gift: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Humboldt’s Gift audiobook runs 18.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Hurt (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.1 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Christopher Hurt
Christopher Hurt narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 268 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
514 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
Humboldt’s Gift is an audiobook by Saul Bellow: a 18.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Hurt, released November 19, 2007, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christopher Hurt
- Released
- November 19, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781624607080
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Humboldt’s Gift audiobook?
Humboldt’s Gift runs 18.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.
Is the Humboldt’s Gift audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Humboldt’s Gift?
Humboldt’s Gift is narrated by Christopher Hurt.
Is Humboldt’s Gift worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6 hours.