The Death and Life of August Sweeney: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Death and Life of August Sweeney runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rachel Yong (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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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.
More narrated by Rachel Yong
Rachel Yong narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 147 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,008 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 Death and Life of August Sweeney is an audiobook by Samuel Ashworth: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Rachel Yong, released March 20, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rachel Yong
- Released
- March 20, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody
- ISBN
- 9798855590883
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Death and Life of August Sweeney as an audiobook?
The Death and Life of August Sweeney runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Death and Life of August Sweeney free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Death and Life of August Sweeney?
The Death and Life of August Sweeney is narrated by Rachel Yong.