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The Childhood of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee

The Childhood of Jesus: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Childhood of Jesus runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Cameron Stewart (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.7 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,009 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 Childhood of Jesus is an audiobook by J.M. Coetzee: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Cameron Stewart, released December 22, 2014, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.7 hrs
Narrated by
Cameron Stewart
Released
December 22, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781473523258

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Childhood of Jesus as an audiobook?

The Childhood of Jesus runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is The Childhood of Jesus free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Childhood of Jesus?

The Childhood of Jesus is narrated by Cameron Stewart.