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The Language of Solitude by Jan-Philipp Sendker

The Language of Solitude: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Rising Dragon series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Language of Solitude runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern and Janet Song (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Language of Solitude at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% 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 Language of Solitude is book 2 of Jan-Philipp Sendker's Rising Dragon series: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern and Janet Song, released May 2, 2017, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.9 hrs
Narrated by
George Newbern, Janet Song
Released
May 2, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
Series
The Rising Dragon Series #2
ISBN
9781538426159

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Language of Solitude as an audiobook?

The Language of Solitude runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is The Language of Solitude free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Language of Solitude?

The Language of Solitude is narrated by George Newbern and Janet Song.

Is The Language of Solitude worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.