The Dharma Bums: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dharma Bums runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ethan Hawke (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 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 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 58 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,933 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 Dharma Bums is an audiobook by Jack Kerouac: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ethan Hawke, released February 4, 2020, on the Literary Fiction and Essays & Anthologies shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ethan Hawke
- Released
- February 4, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Essays & Anthologies, Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780593165270
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dharma Bums as an audiobook?
The Dharma Bums runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.
Is The Dharma Bums free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dharma Bums?
The Dharma Bums is narrated by Ethan Hawke.