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Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery by Norman Mailer

Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery audiobook runs 29.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Christopher Lane (about 19.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

29.3listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 29.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day59 days
1 hour / day30 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

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What our data says

  • At 29.3 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Christopher Lane

Christopher Lane narrates 266 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,814 hours in all.

All Christopher Lane audiobooks, measured

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

Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery is an audiobook by Norman Mailer: a 29.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Lane, released October 25, 2016, on the History & Culture shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
29.3 hrs
Narrated by
Christopher Lane
Released
October 25, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture
ISBN
9781522637028

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery audiobook?

Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery runs 29.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.6 hours.

Is the Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery?

Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery is narrated by Christopher Lane.

Is Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.6 hours, saving 9.8 hours.