The Dalai Lama: The Biography: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dalai Lama: The Biography runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Sackville (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Sackville
John Sackville narrates 156 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,342 hours in all.
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About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
454 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Dalai Lama: The Biography is an audiobook by Alexander Norman: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Sackville, released February 27, 2020, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Sackville
- Released
- February 27, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781473578098
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dalai Lama: The Biography as an audiobook?
The Dalai Lama: The Biography runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Dalai Lama: The Biography free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dalai Lama: The Biography?
The Dalai Lama: The Biography is narrated by John Sackville.
Is The Dalai Lama: The Biography worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.