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Papillon by Henri Charriere

Papillon: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Papillon audiobook runs 18.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Prichard (about 12.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.3listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Papillon at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.3 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Michael Prichard

Michael Prichard narrates 174 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,947 hours in all.

All Michael Prichard 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

Papillon is an audiobook by Henri Charriere: a 18.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Prichard, released June 12, 2012, on the History & Culture shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.3 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Prichard
Released
June 12, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture
ISBN
9780062228765

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Papillon audiobook?

Papillon runs 18.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.2 hours.

Is the Papillon audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Papillon?

Papillon is narrated by Michael Prichard.

Is Papillon worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.2 hours, saving 6.1 hours.