The Cellist of Sarajevo: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cellist of Sarajevo runs 5.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gareth Armstrong (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.4 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gareth Armstrong
Gareth Armstrong narrates 48 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 541 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
448 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Cellist of Sarajevo is an audiobook by Steven Galloway: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Gareth Armstrong, released February 25, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gareth Armstrong
- Released
- February 25, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War
- ISBN
- 9780735280984
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cellist of Sarajevo as an audiobook?
The Cellist of Sarajevo runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.
Is The Cellist of Sarajevo free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cellist of Sarajevo?
The Cellist of Sarajevo is narrated by Gareth Armstrong.