The Crying of Lot 49: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Crying of Lot 49 runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George K Wilson (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,336 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2013 recording read by George Wilson runs about the same length (6.2 hours).
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 Crying of Lot 49 is an audiobook by Thomas Pynchon: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by George K Wilson, released February 15, 2008, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- George K Wilson
- Released
- February 15, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781436111966
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Crying of Lot 49 as an audiobook?
The Crying of Lot 49 runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.
Is The Crying of Lot 49 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Crying of Lot 49?
The Crying of Lot 49 is narrated by George K Wilson.