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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Brothers Karamazov runs 34.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Frederick Davidson (about 23.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

34.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 34.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Brothers Karamazov at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day70 days
1 hour / day35 days
2 hours / day18 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×24 days

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

What our data says

  • At 34.9 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

40 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2021 recording read by Bruce Pirie runs 4.3 hours longer (39.1 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by Alex Squire and The Light runs 4.6 hours longer (39.5 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by The Bell and Geoffrey Giuliano runs 4.7 hours longer (39.6 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 Brothers Karamazov is an audiobook by Fyodor Dostoevsky: a 34.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Frederick Davidson, released July 21, 2010, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
34.9 hrs
Narrated by
Frederick Davidson
Released
July 21, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781483089126

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Brothers Karamazov as an audiobook?

The Brothers Karamazov runs 34.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 23.3 hours.

Is The Brothers Karamazov free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Brothers Karamazov?

The Brothers Karamazov is narrated by Frederick Davidson.

Is The Brothers Karamazov worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 23.3 hours, saving 11.6 hours.