The Known World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Known World runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kevin R. Free (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kevin R. Free
Kevin R. Free narrates 367 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,886 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
3,202 Historical (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 Known World is an audiobook by Edward P. Jones: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin R. Free, released June 15, 2004, on the Historical (Romance) and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kevin R. Free
- Released
- June 15, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Historical (Fiction), BIPOC Stories & Voices
- ISBN
- 9780060774110
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Known World as an audiobook?
The Known World runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Known World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Known World?
The Known World is narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Is The Known World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.