The Lost Language of Oysters: Audiobook
Book 6 of the Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lost Language of Oysters runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 6 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 941 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,215 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2026 recording read by Mark Elstob runs 1.2 hours shorter (4.8 hours).
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 Language of Oysters is book 6 of Alexander McCall Smith's Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld series: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released May 4, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Hecht
- Released
- May 4, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Comedy, Satire & Parody
- Series
- Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld #6
- ISBN
- 9798897567522
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Lost Language of Oysters as an audiobook?
The Lost Language of Oysters runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
Is The Lost Language of Oysters free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Lost Language of Oysters?
The Lost Language of Oysters is narrated by Paul Hecht.