In the Penal Colony and Other Stories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In the Penal Colony and Other Stories audiobook runs 6.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Richard Attlee (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.1 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Attlee
Richard Attlee narrates 36 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 508 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,231 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
In the Penal Colony and Other Stories is an audiobook by Franz Kafka: a 6.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Attlee, released November 1, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Attlee
- Released
- November 1, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781398863385
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In the Penal Colony and Other Stories audiobook?
In the Penal Colony and Other Stories runs 6.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.
Is the In the Penal Colony and Other Stories audiobook free?
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Who narrates In the Penal Colony and Other Stories?
In the Penal Colony and Other Stories is narrated by Richard Attlee.