The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy runs 15.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chris Ciulla (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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What our data says
- At 15.5 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Chris Ciulla
Chris Ciulla narrates 69 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 668 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
620 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy is an audiobook by Daniel Kalder: a 15.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Chris Ciulla, released March 6, 2018, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chris Ciulla
- Released
- March 6, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World
- ISBN
- 9781427294364
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy as an audiobook?
The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy runs 15.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Is The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy?
The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy is narrated by Chris Ciulla.
Is The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.2 hours.