The Man with the Golden Arm: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Man with the Golden Arm runs 14.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner
Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,361 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,275 Literary 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 Man with the Golden Arm is an audiobook by Nelson Algren: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released June 30, 2009, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Malcolm Hillgartner
- Released
- June 30, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781483066530
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Man with the Golden Arm as an audiobook?
The Man with the Golden Arm runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.
Is The Man with the Golden Arm free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Man with the Golden Arm?
The Man with the Golden Arm is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.
Is The Man with the Golden Arm worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.