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The King Is Always Above the People: Stories by Daniel Alarcón

The King Is Always Above the People: Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The King Is Always Above the People: Stories runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David DeSantos (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The King Is Always Above the People: Stories at common listening paces
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1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 King Is Always Above the People: Stories is an audiobook by Daniel Alarcón: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David DeSantos, released October 31, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
David DeSantos
Released
October 31, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction
ISBN
9780525498025

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The King Is Always Above the People: Stories as an audiobook?

The King Is Always Above the People: Stories runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The King Is Always Above the People: Stories free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The King Is Always Above the People: Stories?

The King Is Always Above the People: Stories is narrated by David DeSantos.