The Boy in the Earth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Boy in the Earth runs 2.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brian Nishii (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 days |
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What our data says
- At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Brian Nishii
Brian Nishii narrates 149 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,492 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
121 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 Boy in the Earth is an audiobook by Fuminori Nakamura: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Nishii, released April 25, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brian Nishii
- Released
- April 25, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- ISBN
- 9781501946509
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Boy in the Earth as an audiobook?
The Boy in the Earth runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.
Is The Boy in the Earth free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Boy in the Earth?
The Boy in the Earth is narrated by Brian Nishii.