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The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Decameron: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Decameron runs 32.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Various Readers (about 21.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

32.8listening hrs
Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 32.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Decameron at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day66 days
1 hour / day33 days
2 hours / day17 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×22 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 32.8 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2025 recording read by Mary Ellin Kurtz runs 32.2 hours shorter (0.6 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Aryell Alkire runs 10.2 hours shorter (22.6 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 Decameron is an audiobook by Giovanni Boccaccio: a 32.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Readers, released January 1, 2011, on the Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
32.8 hrs
Narrated by
Various Readers
Released
January 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fiction

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Decameron as an audiobook?

The Decameron runs 32.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 21.9 hours.

Is The Decameron free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Decameron?

The Decameron is narrated by Various Readers.

Is The Decameron worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 21.9 hours, saving 10.9 hours.