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The Chain by Tobias Wolff

The Chain: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chain runs 0.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anthony Heald (about 0.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.5listening hrs
Short Storiesstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 0.5 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 4,891 Short Stories audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Short Stories shelf

190 Short Stories 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 Chain is an audiobook by Tobias Wolff: a 0.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Anthony Heald, released December 15, 2013, on the Short Stories shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.5 hrs
Narrated by
Anthony Heald
Released
December 15, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Short Stories
ISBN
9781483082929

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Chain as an audiobook?

The Chain runs 0.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.4 hours.

Is The Chain free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Chain?

The Chain is narrated by Anthony Heald.