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John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead

John Henry Days: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the John Henry Days audiobook runs 17.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter J. Fernandez (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish John Henry Days at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.7 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Peter J. Fernandez

Peter J. Fernandez narrates 88 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,014 hours in all.

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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

556 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

John Henry Days is an audiobook by Colson Whitehead: a 17.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter J. Fernandez, released April 25, 2008, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.7 hrs
Narrated by
Peter J. Fernandez
Released
April 25, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781436136013

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the John Henry Days audiobook?

John Henry Days runs 17.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.

Is the John Henry Days audiobook free?

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

Who narrates John Henry Days?

John Henry Days is narrated by Peter J. Fernandez.

Is John Henry Days worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.