The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom): Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Lunts (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Lunts
Michael Lunts narrates 14 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 160 hours in all.
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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 Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) is an audiobook by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Lunts, released April 29, 2016, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Lunts
- Released
- April 29, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781004132782
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) as an audiobook?
The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom)?
The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) is narrated by Michael Lunts.
Is The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.