Lincoln in the Bardo: Audiobook
The Lincoln in the Bardo audiobook runs an estimated 12.6 hours (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 12.6 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 64% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 8% longer than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners who want a historical setting: a solid week of commutes at 12.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
WINNER OF THE AUDIE AWARD FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE The “devastatingly moving” ( People ) first novel from the author of Tenth of December : a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and invented One of The New York Times ’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • One of The Atlantic ’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years • One of Paste ’s Best Novels of the Decade “[ Lincoln in the Bardo ] demonstrates that even the unspeakable—civil war, familial grief—can be named through a close, humanizing narrative voice.”—Amanda Gorman for Time , “25 Books That Capture This American Moment" February 1862.
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How long is the Lincoln in the Bardo audiobook?
Lincoln in the Bardo runs about 12.6 hours, our estimate from its 426 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Can I listen to Lincoln in the Bardo free?
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Is Lincoln in the Bardo worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was Lincoln in the Bardo first published?
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Amir Tsukerman was first published in 2017.
