The Old Man and the Boy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Old Man and the Boy runs 10.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 11,102 Drama audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Norman Dietz
Norman Dietz narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the Drama shelf
3,328 Drama 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 Old Man and the Boy is an audiobook by Robert Ruark: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released November 7, 2017, on the Coming of Age and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Norman Dietz
- Released
- November 7, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Coming of Age, Drama
- ISBN
- 9781541487796
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Old Man and the Boy as an audiobook?
The Old Man and the Boy runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Old Man and the Boy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Old Man and the Boy?
The Old Man and the Boy is narrated by Norman Dietz.
Is The Old Man and the Boy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.