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The Fourth Hand by John Irving

The Fourth Hand: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fourth Hand runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jason Culp (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.3listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2001released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Fourth Hand at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Jason Culp

Jason Culp narrates 245 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,724 hours in all.

All Jason Culp audiobooks, measured

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 Fourth Hand is an audiobook by John Irving: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Jason Culp, released July 3, 2001, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.3 hrs
Narrated by
Jason Culp
Released
July 3, 2001
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780739300619

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fourth Hand as an audiobook?

The Fourth Hand runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.

Is The Fourth Hand free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Fourth Hand?

The Fourth Hand is narrated by Jason Culp.

Is The Fourth Hand worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.