The First Man: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The First Man runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jefferson Mays (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jefferson Mays
Jefferson Mays narrates 98 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,070 hours in all.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
607 Classics (Literature) 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 First Man is an audiobook by Albert Camus: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jefferson Mays, released October 22, 2019, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jefferson Mays
- Released
- October 22, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781980029083
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The First Man as an audiobook?
The First Man runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The First Man free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The First Man?
The First Man is narrated by Jefferson Mays.