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The Lost Father by Mona Simpson

The Lost Father: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lost Father runs 22.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kate Rudd (about 15.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

22.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 22.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Lost Father at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day46 days
1 hour / day23 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 22.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% 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 Lost Father is an audiobook by Mona Simpson: a 22.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kate Rudd, released October 16, 2012, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
22.8 hrs
Narrated by
Kate Rudd
Released
October 16, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781455892204

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Lost Father as an audiobook?

The Lost Father runs 22.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.2 hours.

Is The Lost Father free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Lost Father?

The Lost Father is narrated by Kate Rudd.

Is The Lost Father worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.2 hours, saving 7.6 hours.