The Old Man and the Sea: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Old Man and the Sea runs 2.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Donald Sutherland (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day | 3 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 2 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 2.5 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 26 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
137 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2021 recording read by Rob Rathburn runs 0.4 hours longer (2.9 hours).
- The 2021 recording read by John Roberts runs 0.3 hours longer (2.8 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Peter Coates runs 0.1 hours shorter (2.4 hours).
- The 2024 recording read by Daniel Natal runs 0.6 hours shorter (1.9 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 Old Man and the Sea is an audiobook by Ernest Hemingway: a 2.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Donald Sutherland, released May 1, 2006, on the Literary Fiction and Classics (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Donald Sutherland
- Released
- May 1, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9780743565134
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Old Man and the Sea as an audiobook?
The Old Man and the Sea runs 2.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.
Is The Old Man and the Sea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Old Man and the Sea?
The Old Man and the Sea is narrated by Donald Sutherland.