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The Book of All Books by Roberto Calasso

The Book of All Books: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of All Books runs 15.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Al Kessel (about 10.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.9listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Book of All Books at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day32 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.9 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy 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 Book of All Books is an audiobook by Roberto Calasso: a 15.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Al Kessel, released November 22, 2022, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.9 hrs
Narrated by
Al Kessel
Released
November 22, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9798765007686

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Book of All Books as an audiobook?

The Book of All Books runs 15.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.6 hours.

Is The Book of All Books free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Book of All Books?

The Book of All Books is narrated by Al Kessel.

Is The Book of All Books worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.6 hours, saving 5.3 hours.