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Independent People by Halldor Laxness

Independent People: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Independent People audiobook runs 21 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Page (about 14 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 21 hours of listening.

Days to finish Independent People at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day42 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 21 hours, it runs longer than 97% 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

Independent People is an audiobook by Halldor Laxness: a 21-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Page, released April 18, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
21 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Page
Released
April 18, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9781541470392

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Independent People audiobook?

Independent People runs 21 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14 hours.

Is the Independent People audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Independent People?

Independent People is narrated by Michael Page.

Is Independent People worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14 hours, saving 7 hours.