The Ditch: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ditch runs 10.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gildart Jackson
Gildart Jackson narrates 312 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,867 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
3,339 Drama 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 Ditch is an audiobook by Herman Koch: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released June 25, 2019, on the Psychological and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gildart Jackson
- Released
- June 25, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Drama
- ISBN
- 9781684575121
How to listen to The Ditch free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ditch as an audiobook?
The Ditch runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Ditch free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ditch?
The Ditch is narrated by Gildart Jackson.
Is The Ditch worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.