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Salinger by Shane Salerno, David Shields

Salinger: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Salinger audiobook runs 19.6 hours unabridged, narrated by January LaVoy and Robert Petkoff and others (about 13.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.6listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 19.6 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by January LaVoy

January LaVoy narrates 468 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,610 hours in all.

All January LaVoy 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

Salinger is an audiobook by Shane Salerno and David Shields: a 19.6-hour unabridged recording, read by January LaVoy, Robert Petkoff and Peter Friedman and others, released September 3, 2013, on the History & Culture shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.6 hrs
Narrated by
January LaVoy, Robert Petkoff, Peter Friedman, Campbell Scott
Released
September 3, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture
ISBN
9781442365728

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Salinger audiobook?

Salinger runs 19.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.1 hours.

Is the Salinger audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Salinger?

Salinger is narrated by January LaVoy, Robert Petkoff, Peter Friedman and Campbell Scott.

Is Salinger worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.1 hours, saving 6.5 hours.