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My Father's Tears and Other Stories by John Updike

My Father's Tears and Other Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the My Father's Tears and Other Stories audiobook runs 8.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Luke Daniels (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.9listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish My Father's Tears and Other Stories at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 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 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

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

My Father's Tears and Other Stories is an audiobook by John Updike: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Luke Daniels, released June 2, 2009, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.9 hrs
Narrated by
Luke Daniels
Released
June 2, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories
ISBN
9781423397960

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the My Father's Tears and Other Stories audiobook?

My Father's Tears and Other Stories runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.

Is the My Father's Tears and Other Stories audiobook free?

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

Who narrates My Father's Tears and Other Stories?

My Father's Tears and Other Stories is narrated by Luke Daniels.