The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life runs 14.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Shaw-Parker (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.5 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 |
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What our data says
- At 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Shaw-Parker
David Shaw-Parker narrates 286 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,095 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
177 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life is an audiobook by Matthieu Ricard and Jean-Francois Revel: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Shaw-Parker, released November 14, 2017, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Religion & Spirituality shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Shaw-Parker
- Released
- November 14, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality
- ISBN
- 9781666597639
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life as an audiobook?
The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.
Is The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life?
The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life is narrated by David Shaw-Parker.
Is The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.