The Lying Life of Adults: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Lying Life of Adults runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marisa Tomei (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 13,058 Contemporary Women audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 206 hours in all.
About as long, on the Contemporary Women shelf
4,347 Contemporary Women 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 Lying Life of Adults is an audiobook by Elena Ferrante: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Marisa Tomei, released September 1, 2020, on the Contemporary Women and Coming of Age shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Marisa Tomei
- Released
- September 1, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Contemporary Women, Coming of Age, Drama
- ISBN
- 9780593340899
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Lying Life of Adults as an audiobook?
The Lying Life of Adults runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The Lying Life of Adults free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Lying Life of Adults?
The Lying Life of Adults is narrated by Marisa Tomei.
Is The Lying Life of Adults worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.