Père Goriot: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Père Goriot audiobook runs 10.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 941 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
465 Classics (Literature) 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
Père Goriot is an audiobook by Honoré De Balzac: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released March 10, 2008, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Hecht
- Released
- March 10, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781440798061
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Père Goriot audiobook?
Père Goriot runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Père Goriot audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Père Goriot?
Père Goriot is narrated by Paul Hecht.
Is Père Goriot worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.