The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard runs 18.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Hilary Maclean and Nina Allan and others (about 12.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
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What our data says
- At 18.9 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Hilary Maclean
Hilary Maclean narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 58 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf
867 Biography & Memoir 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 Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard is an audiobook by Nina Allan and Christopher Priest: a 18.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Hilary Maclean, Nina Allan and Roger May, released April 23, 2026, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Hilary Maclean, Nina Allan, Roger May
- Released
- April 23, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781399417457
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard as an audiobook?
The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard runs 18.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.6 hours.
Is The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard?
The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard is narrated by Hilary Maclean, Nina Allan and Roger May.
Is The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the Worlds of J. G. Ballard worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.6 hours, saving 6.3 hours.