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The Novelist from Berlin by V.S Alexander

The Novelist from Berlin: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Novelist from Berlin runs 12.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Deborah Balm (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.1listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Novelist from Berlin at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.1 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,079 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2023 recording read by Sarah Kolb runs 0.9 hours longer (13 hours).

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 Novelist from Berlin is an audiobook by V.S Alexander: a 12.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Deborah Balm, released September 26, 2023, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.1 hrs
Narrated by
Deborah Balm
Released
September 26, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War, Drama
ISBN
9781696610575

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Novelist from Berlin as an audiobook?

The Novelist from Berlin runs 12.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is The Novelist from Berlin free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Novelist from Berlin?

The Novelist from Berlin is narrated by Deborah Balm.

Is The Novelist from Berlin worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.