The Luzhin Defense: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Luzhin Defense runs 8.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mel Foster (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 62,518 Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Mel Foster
Mel Foster narrates 158 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,838 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fiction shelf
12,527 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 Luzhin Defense is an audiobook by Vladimir Nabokov: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Mel Foster, released December 20, 2010, on the Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mel Foster
- Released
- December 20, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781441873095
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Luzhin Defense as an audiobook?
The Luzhin Defense runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Luzhin Defense free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Luzhin Defense?
The Luzhin Defense is narrated by Mel Foster.