The Butterfly Boy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Butterfly Boy runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Whale (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.7 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,157 Historical (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 Butterfly Boy is an audiobook by Tony Klinger: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James Whale, released July 16, 2013, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Whale
- Released
- July 16, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781783331277
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Butterfly Boy as an audiobook?
The Butterfly Boy runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is The Butterfly Boy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Butterfly Boy?
The Butterfly Boy is narrated by James Whale.