Oblivion: Stories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Oblivion: Stories audiobook runs 14.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Robert Petkoff (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Petkoff
Robert Petkoff narrates 385 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,502 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,251 Literary Fiction 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
Oblivion: Stories is an audiobook by David Foster Wallace: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Petkoff, released August 7, 2012, on the Literary Fiction and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Petkoff
- Released
- August 7, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody, Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9781611135176
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Oblivion: Stories audiobook?
Oblivion: Stories runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is the Oblivion: Stories audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Oblivion: Stories?
Oblivion: Stories is narrated by Robert Petkoff.
Is Oblivion: Stories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.8 hours.