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The Madman: His Parables and Poems by Khalil Gibran

The Madman: His Parables and Poems: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Madman: His Parables and Poems runs 0.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matthew Schmitz (about 0.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

0.8listening hrs
Religious Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 0.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 0.8 hours, it is shorter than 99% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2023 recording read by Oliver Adams runs 0.1 hours shorter (0.7 hours).
  • The 2021 recording read by Dennis Logan runs about the same length (0.8 hours).
  • The 2020 recording read by Mike Vendetti runs 0.1 hours longer (0.9 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 Madman: His Parables and Poems is an audiobook by Khalil Gibran: a 0.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Matthew Schmitz, released February 3, 2026, on the Religious Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
0.8 hrs
Narrated by
Matthew Schmitz
Released
February 3, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Religious Fiction
ISBN
9798240084652

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Madman: His Parables and Poems as an audiobook?

The Madman: His Parables and Poems runs 0.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.5 hours.

Is The Madman: His Parables and Poems free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Madman: His Parables and Poems?

The Madman: His Parables and Poems is narrated by Matthew Schmitz.