The Only Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Only Story runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Guy Mott (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 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 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Guy Mott
Guy Mott narrates 45 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 307 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,878 Literary 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 Only Story is an audiobook by Julian Barnes: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Guy Mott, released April 17, 2018, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Guy Mott
- Released
- April 17, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781501987281
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Only Story as an audiobook?
The Only Story runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.
Is The Only Story free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Only Story?
The Only Story is narrated by Guy Mott.