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The Bright Side of Life by Emile Zola

The Bright Side of Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bright Side of Life runs 17.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Jasicki (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.4listening hrs
Dramastore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Bright Side of Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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

What our data says

  • At 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Drama shelf

360 Drama 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 Bright Side of Life is an audiobook by Emile Zola: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Jasicki, released November 20, 2018, on the Drama and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.4 hrs
Narrated by
Elizabeth Jasicki
Released
November 20, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781977330697

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Bright Side of Life as an audiobook?

The Bright Side of Life runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.

Is The Bright Side of Life free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Bright Side of Life?

The Bright Side of Life is narrated by Elizabeth Jasicki.

Is The Bright Side of Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.