The Novel: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Novel runs 13.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alexander Adams (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alexander Adams
Alexander Adams narrates 25 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 344 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,493 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 Novel is an audiobook by James A. Michener: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Alexander Adams, released August 4, 2015, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alexander Adams
- Released
- August 4, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781101922477
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Novel as an audiobook?
The Novel runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.
Is The Novel free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Novel?
The Novel is narrated by Alexander Adams.
Is The Novel worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.