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The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman

The Lake of Dead Languages: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lake of Dead Languages runs 13.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Vivienne Benesch (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Lake of Dead Languages at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,579 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 Lake of Dead Languages is an audiobook by Carol Goodman: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Vivienne Benesch, released April 1, 2007, on the Literary Fiction and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.6 hrs
Narrated by
Vivienne Benesch
Released
April 1, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Psychological
ISBN
9781602832411

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Lake of Dead Languages as an audiobook?

The Lake of Dead Languages runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.

Is The Lake of Dead Languages free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Lake of Dead Languages?

The Lake of Dead Languages is narrated by Vivienne Benesch.

Is The Lake of Dead Languages worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.5 hours.