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Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac by Lawrence Lee, Barry Gifford

Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac audiobook runs 11.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Mauro Hantman (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.2listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 11.2 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir 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

Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac is an audiobook by Lawrence Lee and Barry Gifford: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Mauro Hantman, released July 1, 2012, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.2 hrs
Narrated by
Mauro Hantman
Released
July 1, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781620640586

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac audiobook?

Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is the Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac?

Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac is narrated by Mauro Hantman.

Is Jack’s Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.