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Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

Man in the Dark: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Man in the Dark audiobook runs 4.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Auster (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.6 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day3 days
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What our data says

  • At 4.6 hours, it is shorter than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

583 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

Man in the Dark is an audiobook by Paul Auster: a 4.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Auster, released August 19, 2008, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.6 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Auster
Released
August 19, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
ISBN
9781427205520

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Man in the Dark audiobook?

Man in the Dark runs 4.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.

Is the Man in the Dark audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Man in the Dark?

Man in the Dark is narrated by Paul Auster.