The Naked and the Dead: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Naked and the Dead runs 26.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Buffalo Mailer (about 17.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 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 26.3 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,930 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Buffalo Mailer
John Buffalo Mailer narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 48 hours in all.
- The Deer Park
- The Gospel According to the Son
- The Big Empty: Dialogues on Politics, Sex, God, Boxing, Morality, Myth, Poker and Bad Conscience in America
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
50 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Twelve (Book Two of The Passage Trilogy)
- The Valley of Amazement
- A Little Life
- Deep River
- Great Circle: A Read with Jenna Pick
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Naked and the Dead is an audiobook by Norman Mailer: a 26.3-hour unabridged recording, read by John Buffalo Mailer, released August 2, 2016, on the Westerns & War and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Buffalo Mailer
- Released
- August 2, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Westerns & War, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781522636670
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Naked and the Dead as an audiobook?
The Naked and the Dead runs 26.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.5 hours.
Is The Naked and the Dead free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Naked and the Dead?
The Naked and the Dead is narrated by John Buffalo Mailer.
Is The Naked and the Dead worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.5 hours, saving 8.8 hours.