The Painted Word: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Painted Word runs 2.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Harold N. Cropp (about 1.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.1 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 |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 2.1 hours, it is shorter than 68% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Harold N. Cropp
Harold N. Cropp narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 26 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
208 Arts & Entertainment 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 Painted Word is an audiobook by Tom Wolfe: a 2.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Harold N. Cropp, released December 1, 1998, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Harold N. Cropp
- Released
- December 1, 1998
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781481537377
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Painted Word as an audiobook?
The Painted Word runs 2.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.4 hours.
Is The Painted Word free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Painted Word?
The Painted Word is narrated by Harold N. Cropp.