On the Shortness of Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Shortness of Life audiobook runs 1.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Nadia Plaut (about 1.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 1.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day | 2 days |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 1.6 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 26,666 Self-Development audiobooks in our catalog.
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764 Self-Development audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 the Shortness of Life is an audiobook by Lucius Annaeus Seneca: a 1.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Nadia Plaut, released September 19, 2024, on the Self-Development shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 1.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nadia Plaut
- Released
- September 19, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Self-Development
- ISBN
- 9798882304620
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the On the Shortness of Life audiobook?
On the Shortness of Life runs 1.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.1 hours.
Is the On the Shortness of Life audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates On the Shortness of Life?
On the Shortness of Life is narrated by Nadia Plaut.