The Joy of Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Joy of Life runs 14 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by AI Voice Charles Owen (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by AI Voice Charles Owen
AI Voice Charles Owen narrates 53 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 538 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
1,140 Drama 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 Joy of Life is an audiobook by Émile Zola: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by AI Voice Charles Owen, released July 23, 2026, on the Drama shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- AI Voice Charles Owen
- Released
- July 23, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama
- ISBN
- 9798240193828
How to listen to The Joy of Life free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Joy of Life as an audiobook?
The Joy of Life runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The Joy of Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Joy of Life?
The Joy of Life is narrated by AI Voice Charles Owen.
Is The Joy of Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.