J. D. Salinger: A Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the J. D. Salinger: A Life audiobook runs 19.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 12.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 39 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
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What our data says
- At 19.4 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Norman Dietz
Norman Dietz narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
330 The Americas 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
J. D. Salinger: A Life is an audiobook by Kenneth Slawenski: a 19.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released March 31, 2011, on the The Americas and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Norman Dietz
- Released
- March 31, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781452671529
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the J. D. Salinger: A Life audiobook?
J. D. Salinger: A Life runs 19.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.9 hours.
Is the J. D. Salinger: A Life audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates J. D. Salinger: A Life?
J. D. Salinger: A Life is narrated by Norman Dietz.
Is J. D. Salinger: A Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.9 hours, saving 6.5 hours.