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The Painter of Battles by Arturo Perez-Reverte

The Painter of Battles: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Painter of Battles runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Painter of Battles at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,321 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 Painter of Battles is an audiobook by Arturo Perez-Reverte: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released January 8, 2008, on the Literary Fiction and Psychological shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Vance
Released
January 8, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Psychological, Westerns & War
ISBN
9780739358719

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Painter of Battles as an audiobook?

The Painter of Battles runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Painter of Battles free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Painter of Battles?

The Painter of Battles is narrated by Simon Vance.