The Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself.: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself. runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Kitchen (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 75 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,084 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 Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself. is an audiobook by Graham Greene: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Kitchen, released April 24, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Kitchen
- Released
- April 24, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature), Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781529963182
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself. as an audiobook?
The Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself. runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is The Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself. free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself.?
The Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself. is narrated by Michael Kitchen.
Is The Heart of the Matter: A mid-twentieth century portrait of a man who cannot reconcile love, honour, and belief without destroying himself. worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.