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Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse

Steppenwolf: Audiobook

by Herman Hesse · narrated by Peter Weller · unabridged · 2008

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

7.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2008released
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The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Steppenwolf at common listening paces
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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

2,174 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2026 recording read by Arlo Eddowes runs 1.4 hours longer (9.1 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Emma Bronks runs 0.7 hours shorter (7 hours).
  • The 2022 recording read by Christopher Saylor runs 0.3 hours longer (8 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

Steppenwolf is an audiobook by Herman Hesse: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Weller, released April 1, 2008, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.7 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Weller
Released
April 1, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781602833753

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Steppenwolf audiobook?

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

Is the Steppenwolf audiobook free?

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Who narrates Steppenwolf?

Steppenwolf is narrated by Peter Weller.