The Ballad of a Small Player: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ballad of a Small Player runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.1 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 |
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What our data says
- At 7.1 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones
Rupert Penry-Jones narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 82 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,832 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 Ballad of a Small Player is an audiobook by Lawrence Osborne: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Rupert Penry-Jones, released August 12, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rupert Penry-Jones
- Released
- August 12, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Psychological, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798217170333
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ballad of a Small Player as an audiobook?
The Ballad of a Small Player runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.
Is The Ballad of a Small Player free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ballad of a Small Player?
The Ballad of a Small Player is narrated by Rupert Penry-Jones.