The Black Obelisk: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Obelisk runs 14 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by T. Ryder Smith (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by T. Ryder Smith
T. Ryder Smith narrates 101 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 972 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
301 Classics (Literature) 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 Black Obelisk is an audiobook by Erich Maria Remarque: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by T. Ryder Smith, released December 7, 2018, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- T. Ryder Smith
- Released
- December 7, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781980015413
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Obelisk as an audiobook?
The Black Obelisk runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The Black Obelisk free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Obelisk?
The Black Obelisk is narrated by T. Ryder Smith.
Is The Black Obelisk worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.