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Nineteen Eighty-Four: Audiobook

by George Orwell · 1949

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Nineteen Eighty-Four audiobook runs 9.5 hours (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

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What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours, it's shorter than 57% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 15% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11.2 hrs across 1862 titles in our dataset).

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Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want a historical setting: a solid week of commutes at 9.5 hours.

About the book

Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster and the Thought Police uncover each act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101... Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Nineteen Eighty-Four audiobook?

Nineteen Eighty-Four runs 9.5 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is the Nineteen Eighty-Four audiobook free?

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

When was Nineteen Eighty-Four first published?

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell was first published in 1949.