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News of a Kidnapping by Gabriel García Márquez

News of a Kidnapping: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the News of a Kidnapping audiobook runs 11.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Salazar (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.4listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish News of a Kidnapping at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.4 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 9,905 Social Science 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

News of a Kidnapping is an audiobook by Gabriel García Márquez: a 11.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Salazar, released August 31, 2021, on the Social Science and True Crime shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.4 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Salazar
Released
August 31, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, True Crime, The Americas
ISBN
9781665039413

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the News of a Kidnapping audiobook?

News of a Kidnapping runs 11.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is the News of a Kidnapping audiobook free?

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

Who narrates News of a Kidnapping?

News of a Kidnapping is narrated by Christopher Salazar.

Is News of a Kidnapping worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.