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The Children of the Dead by Elfriede Jelinek

The Children of the Dead: Audiobook

Part of Margellos World Republic of Letters

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Children of the Dead runs 20.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christa Lewis (about 13.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Children of the Dead at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day41 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

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What our data says

  • At 20.2 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Children of the Dead is an audiobook by Elfriede Jelinek: a 20.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Christa Lewis, released February 25, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Paranormal shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.2 hrs
Narrated by
Christa Lewis
Released
February 25, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Paranormal
Series
Margellos World Republic of Letters
ISBN
9798855527001

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Children of the Dead as an audiobook?

The Children of the Dead runs 20.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.4 hours.

Is The Children of the Dead free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Children of the Dead?

The Children of the Dead is narrated by Christa Lewis.

Is The Children of the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.4 hours, saving 6.7 hours.