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The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Birth of Tragedy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Birth of Tragedy runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by AI Voice Charles Owen (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Birth of Tragedy at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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

What our data says

  • At 6 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2023 recording read by George Easton runs 0.7 hours shorter (5.3 hours).
  • The 2022 recording read by John Van Stan runs 1.9 hours longer (7.8 hours).
  • The 2013 recording read by William Sigalis runs 1.8 hours shorter (4.2 hours).

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 Birth of Tragedy is an audiobook by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by AI Voice Charles Owen, released July 8, 2026, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6 hrs
Narrated by
AI Voice Charles Owen
Released
July 8, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9798240181924

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Birth of Tragedy as an audiobook?

The Birth of Tragedy runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is The Birth of Tragedy free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Birth of Tragedy?

The Birth of Tragedy is narrated by AI Voice Charles Owen.