Staring at the Sun: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Staring at the Sun audiobook runs 6.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Alix Dunmore (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.4 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alix Dunmore
Alix Dunmore narrates 65 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 615 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
745 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2020 recording read by Polly Lee runs 1.7 hours longer (8.1 hours).
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
Staring at the Sun is an audiobook by Julian Barnes: a 6.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Alix Dunmore, released August 27, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alix Dunmore
- Released
- August 27, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781473584310
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Staring at the Sun audiobook?
Staring at the Sun runs 6.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.
Is the Staring at the Sun audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Staring at the Sun?
Staring at the Sun is narrated by Alix Dunmore.