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Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel by Edwin Frank

Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel audiobook runs 18.6 hours unabridged, narrated by BJ Harrison (about 12.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.6listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.6 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 41,638 Literature audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel is an audiobook by Edwin Frank: a 18.6-hour unabridged recording, read by BJ Harrison, released January 12, 2026, on the Literature shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.6 hrs
Narrated by
BJ Harrison
Released
January 12, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature
ISBN
9798855599541

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel audiobook?

Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel runs 18.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.4 hours.

Is the Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel?

Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel is narrated by BJ Harrison.

Is Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.4 hours, saving 6.2 hours.