Light in August: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Light in August audiobook runs 17.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Scott Brick (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Scott Brick
Scott Brick narrates 310 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,886 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
259 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Light in August is an audiobook by William Faulkner: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Brick, released April 18, 2006, on the Drama and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Scott Brick
- Released
- April 18, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780739341520
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Light in August audiobook?
Light in August runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
Is the Light in August audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Light in August?
Light in August is narrated by Scott Brick.
Is Light in August worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.