The Award: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Award runs 7.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Eric Altheide (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Eric Altheide
Eric Altheide narrates 38 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 319 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,878 Literary 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 Award is an audiobook by Matthew Pearl: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Eric Altheide, released December 2, 2025, on the Psychological and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Eric Altheide
- Released
- December 2, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody
- ISBN
- 9780063445307
How to listen to The Award free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Award as an audiobook?
The Award runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is The Award free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Award?
The Award is narrated by Eric Altheide.