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On Drinking by Charles Bukowski

On Drinking: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On Drinking audiobook runs 4.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Roger Wayne (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.2listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish On Drinking at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 4.2 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies 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

On Drinking is an audiobook by Charles Bukowski: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Roger Wayne, released February 12, 2019, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.2 hrs
Narrated by
Roger Wayne
Released
February 12, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9780062893888

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On Drinking audiobook?

On Drinking runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.

Is the On Drinking audiobook free?

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Who narrates On Drinking?

On Drinking is narrated by Roger Wayne.