Retrograde: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Retrograde audiobook runs 2.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Scott Keiji Takeda (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 96% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Scott Keiji Takeda
Scott Keiji Takeda narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 37 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
117 Historical (Fiction) 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
Retrograde is an audiobook by Osamu Dazai: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Keiji Takeda, released May 12, 2026, on the Historical (Fiction) and Essays & Anthologies shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Scott Keiji Takeda
- Released
- May 12, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781642736281
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Retrograde audiobook?
Retrograde runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.
Is the Retrograde audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Retrograde?
Retrograde is narrated by Scott Keiji Takeda.