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The Castle by Franz Kafka

The Castle: Audiobook

by Franz Kafka · narrated by Allan Corduner · unabridged · 2011

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Castle runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Allan Corduner (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.1listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2011released
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Based on 13.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Castle at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days
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What our data says

  • At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner narrates 59 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 658 hours in all.

All Allan Corduner audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

351 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2008 recording read by George Guidall runs 1.3 hours shorter (11.8 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Richard Attlee runs 3.3 hours shorter (9.8 hours).
  • The 2026 recording read by Dorian Hale runs 4 hours shorter (9.1 hours).
  • The 2025 recording read by Daniel Weyman runs 0.6 hours shorter (12.5 hours).
  • The 2008 recording read by Geoffrey Howard runs 2.5 hours shorter (10.6 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 Castle is an audiobook by Franz Kafka: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Allan Corduner, released November 10, 2011, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.1 hrs
Narrated by
Allan Corduner
Released
November 10, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781843794066

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Castle as an audiobook?

The Castle runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.

Is The Castle free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Castle?

The Castle is narrated by Allan Corduner.

Is The Castle worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.