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The Bad Boy of Athens by Daniel Mendelsohn

The Bad Boy of Athens: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bad Boy of Athens runs 13.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alister Austin (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Bad Boy of Athens at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 7,179 World 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

The Bad Boy of Athens is an audiobook by Daniel Mendelsohn: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Alister Austin, released October 31, 2019, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.3 hrs
Narrated by
Alister Austin
Released
October 31, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781528889926

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Bad Boy of Athens as an audiobook?

The Bad Boy of Athens runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is The Bad Boy of Athens free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Bad Boy of Athens?

The Bad Boy of Athens is narrated by Alister Austin.

Is The Bad Boy of Athens worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.