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The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World by William Egginton

The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Matt Fletcher-Macdonald (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 7.3 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 7,179 World 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 Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World is an audiobook by William Egginton: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Fletcher-Macdonald, released August 27, 2026, on the World and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.3 hrs
Narrated by
Matt Fletcher-Macdonald
Released
August 27, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9798260201060

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World as an audiobook?

The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World?

The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World is narrated by Matt Fletcher-Macdonald.