The Cloister: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cloister runs 16.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Carroll (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
680 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 Cloister is an audiobook by James Carroll: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by James Carroll, released March 6, 2018, on the Historical (Romance) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Carroll
- Released
- March 6, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780525531999
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cloister as an audiobook?
The Cloister runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is The Cloister free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cloister?
The Cloister is narrated by James Carroll.
Is The Cloister worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.6 hours.