The Idiot: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idiot runs 28 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jefferson Mays (about 18.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 28 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 56 days |
| 1 hour / day | 28 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 19 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 28 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jefferson Mays
Jefferson Mays narrates 98 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,070 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
103 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- East Of Eden
- The Twelve (Book Two of The Passage Trilogy)
- The City of Mirrors
- A Little Life
- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Other recordings
- The 2010 recording read by Norman Dietz runs 2 hours shorter (26 hours).
- The 2011 recording read by Simon Vance runs 15.7 hours shorter (12.3 hours).
- The 2026 recording read by Noel Jarmaine and The Lantern runs 1 hours shorter (27 hours).
- The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Charles Owen runs 1.3 hours longer (29.3 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Patrick Sloan runs 3.4 hours shorter (24.6 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 Idiot is an audiobook by Fyodor Dostoevsky: a 28-hour unabridged recording, read by Jefferson Mays, released October 17, 2014, on the Classics (Literature) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 28 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jefferson Mays
- Released
- October 17, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781470347406
How to listen to The Idiot free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Idiot as an audiobook?
The Idiot runs 28 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 18.7 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 Jefferson Mays.
Is The Idiot worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 18.7 hours, saving 9.3 hours.