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Metropolis by Thea von Harbou

Metropolis: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Metropolis audiobook runs 8.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Caleb Summers (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Metropolis at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.4 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Caleb Summers

Caleb Summers narrates 38 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 268 hours in all.

All Caleb Summers audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

592 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2023 recording read by Rupert Degas runs 0.3 hours longer (8.6 hours).
  • The 2021 recording read by Romy Nordlinger runs 0.1 hours longer (8.5 hours).

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

Metropolis is an audiobook by Thea von Harbou: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Caleb Summers, released August 25, 2026, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
Caleb Summers
Released
August 25, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9798318184482

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Metropolis audiobook?

Metropolis runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is the Metropolis audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Metropolis?

Metropolis is narrated by Caleb Summers.