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Solo by William Boyd

Solo: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Solo audiobook runs 7.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Dominic West (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Solo at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,158 Literary 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

Solo is an audiobook by William Boyd: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Dominic West, released October 8, 2013, on the Espionage and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.7 hrs
Narrated by
Dominic West
Released
October 8, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Espionage, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780062265272

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Solo audiobook?

Solo runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is the Solo audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Solo?

Solo is narrated by Dominic West.