The Centaur: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Centaur runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John MacDonald (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John MacDonald
John MacDonald narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 104 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,622 Literary 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 Centaur is an audiobook by John Updike: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by John MacDonald, released October 24, 2017, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- John MacDonald
- Released
- October 24, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780525631378
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Centaur as an audiobook?
The Centaur runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The Centaur free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Centaur?
The Centaur is narrated by John MacDonald.