The Idiot: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idiot runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Elif Batuman (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 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 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Elif Batuman
Elif Batuman narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 46 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,561 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 Idiot is an audiobook by Elif Batuman: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Elif Batuman, released March 14, 2017, on the Contemporary Women and Coming of Age shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Elif Batuman
- Released
- March 14, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781524734947
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Idiot as an audiobook?
The Idiot runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is The Idiot free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Idiot?
The Idiot is narrated by Elif Batuman.
Is The Idiot worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.