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The Innocent by Ian McEwan

The Innocent: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Innocent runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Franklyn-Robbins (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2003released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Innocent at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,089 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 Innocent is an audiobook by Ian McEwan: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by John Franklyn-Robbins, released December 16, 2003, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.1 hrs
Narrated by
John Franklyn-Robbins
Released
December 16, 2003
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781501992742

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Innocent as an audiobook?

The Innocent runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Innocent free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Innocent?

The Innocent is narrated by John Franklyn-Robbins.

Is The Innocent worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.