The Joke: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Joke runs 11.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richmond Hoxie (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richmond Hoxie
Richmond Hoxie narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 118 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,573 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 Joke is an audiobook by Milan Kundera: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Richmond Hoxie, released June 19, 2012, on the Literary Fiction and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richmond Hoxie
- Released
- June 19, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780062215512
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Joke as an audiobook?
The Joke runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is The Joke free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Joke?
The Joke is narrated by Richmond Hoxie.
Is The Joke worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.