The Absolutist: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Absolutist runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Maloney (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney narrates 62 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 398 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
1,046 Action & Adventure (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
The Absolutist is an audiobook by John Boyne: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Maloney, released August 20, 2012, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Maloney
- Released
- August 20, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Westerns & War
- ISBN
- 9781452679365
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Absolutist as an audiobook?
The Absolutist runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Absolutist free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Absolutist?
The Absolutist is narrated by Michael Maloney.