The House of Special Purpose: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The House of Special Purpose runs 14.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 9.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.7 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
Stefan Rudnicki narrates 744 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,226 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,177 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2020 recording read by James Wilby runs 1 hours longer (15.7 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 House of Special Purpose is an audiobook by John Boyne: a 14.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released April 2, 2013, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stefan Rudnicki
- Released
- April 2, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781624609664
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The House of Special Purpose as an audiobook?
The House of Special Purpose runs 14.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.8 hours.
Is The House of Special Purpose free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The House of Special Purpose?
The House of Special Purpose is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.
Is The House of Special Purpose worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.8 hours, saving 4.9 hours.