Norwegian Wood: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Norwegian Wood audiobook runs 13.4 hours unabridged, narrated by John Chancer (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Chancer
John Chancer narrates 110 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,225 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,677 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2020 recording read by Adam Sims runs 0.9 hours shorter (12.5 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
Norwegian Wood is an audiobook by Haruki Murakami: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by John Chancer, released September 3, 2013, on the Literary Fiction and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Chancer
- Released
- September 3, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Psychological, Coming of Age
- ISBN
- 9780804166652
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Norwegian Wood audiobook?
Norwegian Wood runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is the Norwegian Wood audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Norwegian Wood?
Norwegian Wood is narrated by John Chancer.
Is Norwegian Wood worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.