The Master: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Master runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ralph Cosham (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,088 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 Master is an audiobook by Colm Toibin: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ralph Cosham, released May 25, 2021, on the LGBTQ+ (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ralph Cosham
- Released
- May 25, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- LGBTQ+ (Fiction), Literary Fiction, Essays & Anthologies
- ISBN
- 9781797133089
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Master as an audiobook?
The Master runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is The Master free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Master?
The Master is narrated by Ralph Cosham.
Is The Master worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.