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The Glister by John Burnside

The Glister: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Glister runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Glister at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,259 Literary Fiction 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 Glister is an audiobook by John Burnside: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released March 10, 2009, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
March 10, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781481567916

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Glister as an audiobook?

The Glister runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.

Is The Glister free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Glister?

The Glister is narrated by John Lee.