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The Free by Willy Vlautin

The Free: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Free runs 6.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Willy Vlautin (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Free at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 73% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Free is an audiobook by Willy Vlautin: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Willy Vlautin, released February 4, 2014, on the Literary Fiction and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Willy Vlautin
Released
February 4, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Drama
ISBN
9780062319388

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Free as an audiobook?

The Free runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Free free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Free?

The Free is narrated by Willy Vlautin.