The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly runs 2.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by René Auberjonois (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.2 hours, it is shorter than 97% of the 5,212 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
55 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars
- My Brief History
Other recordings
- The 2012 recording read by Richard Derrington runs about the same length (2.2 hours).
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is an audiobook by Jean-Dominique Bauby: a 2.2-hour unabridged recording, read by René Auberjonois, released November 20, 2007, on the Memoirs and Health & Wellness shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- René Auberjonois
- Released
- November 20, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Health & Wellness
- ISBN
- 9780739328743
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Diving Bell and the Butterfly as an audiobook?
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly runs 2.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.
Is The Diving Bell and the Butterfly free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Diving Bell and the Butterfly?
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is narrated by René Auberjonois.