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The One and Only Ivan: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The One and Only Ivan runs an estimated 9.5 hours (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.5est. listening hrs
4.4★45 ratings
Historical Fictiongenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 9.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The One and Only Ivan at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

What our data says

  • At 9.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 60% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 19% shorter than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).

Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for historical fiction listeners: a solid week of commutes at 9.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

The #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture streaming on Disney+ This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The One and Only Ivan as an audiobook?

The One and Only Ivan runs about 9.5 hours, our estimate from its 322 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.

Is The One and Only Ivan free as an audiobook?

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

When was The One and Only Ivan first published?

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate was first published in 2011.