The Hired Man: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hired Man runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Ledbetter (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,135 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2013 recording read by Mark Leadbetter runs 0.7 hours shorter (9.3 hours).
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 Hired Man is an audiobook by Aminatta Forna: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Ledbetter, released October 1, 2013, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mark Ledbetter
- Released
- October 1, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781490601489
How to listen to The Hired Man free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hired Man as an audiobook?
The Hired Man runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Hired Man free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Hired Man?
The Hired Man is narrated by Mark Ledbetter.
Is The Hired Man worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.