The Grapes of Wrath: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Grapes of Wrath runs an estimated 16.1 hours (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 16.1 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 33 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 16.1 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 84% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 38% longer than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners: a long-haul epic at 16.1 hours (estimated).
About the book
John Steinbeck's powerful evocation of the suffering and hardship caused by the Great Depression, and a panoramic vision of the struggle for the American Dream, The Grapes of Wrath includes a critical introduction by Robert DeMott in Penguin Modern Classics. 'I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.' Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic The Grapes of Wrath remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of Dust Bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of Tom Joad and his family, who, like thousands of others, are forced to travel west in search of the promised land. Their story is one of false hopes, thwarted desires and broken dreams, yet out of their suffering Steinbeck created a drama that is intensely human, yet majestic in its scale and moral vision.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Grapes of Wrath as an audiobook?
The Grapes of Wrath runs about 16.1 hours, our estimate from its 544 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.
Is The Grapes of Wrath free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Grapes of Wrath worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.4 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Grapes of Wrath first published?
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was first published in 1939.
