The Obituary Writer: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Obituary Writer runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tavia Gilbert (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tavia Gilbert
Tavia Gilbert narrates 651 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 5,675 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
1,469 Historical (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 Obituary Writer is an audiobook by Ann Hood: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tavia Gilbert, released March 4, 2013, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tavia Gilbert
- Released
- March 4, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781481573696
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Obituary Writer as an audiobook?
The Obituary Writer runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Obituary Writer free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Obituary Writer?
The Obituary Writer is narrated by Tavia Gilbert.