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In the Distance by Hernan Diaz

In the Distance: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In the Distance audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Alexander Skarsgard (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish In the Distance 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 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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

In the Distance is an audiobook by Hernan Diaz: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexander Skarsgard, released January 7, 2025, on the Westerns & War and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Alexander Skarsgard
Released
January 7, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War, Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9798217016846

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the In the Distance audiobook?

In the Distance runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is the In the Distance audiobook free?

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

Who narrates In the Distance?

In the Distance is narrated by Alexander Skarsgard.

Is In the Distance worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.