The Architecture of Happiness: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Architecture of Happiness runs 4.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.7 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
310 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now
- Ancient Greece 101: Greek History, Myth, and Civilization
- Roman History 101: From Republic to Empire
- Manifest: The Instant Sunday Times Bestselling 7-Step Manifestation Guide to Confidence, Success and Self-Worth
- Thomas Aquinas: Understand the Universal Teacher's Greatest Ideas
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 Architecture of Happiness is an audiobook by Alain de Botton: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released February 25, 2009, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- February 25, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781481544979
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Architecture of Happiness as an audiobook?
The Architecture of Happiness runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.
Is The Architecture of Happiness free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Architecture of Happiness?
The Architecture of Happiness is narrated by Simon Vance.