Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren audiobook runs 18.2 hours unabridged, narrated by David Colacci (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
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What our data says
- At 18.2 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Colacci
David Colacci narrates 378 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,605 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf
994 Biography & Memoir 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
Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren is an audiobook by Colin Asher: a 18.2-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released July 2, 2019, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Colacci
- Released
- July 2, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781684418947
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren audiobook?
Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren runs 18.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.
Is the Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren?
Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren is narrated by David Colacci.
Is Never a Lovely So Real: The Life and Work of Nelson Algren worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6.1 hours.