The Persistence of Desire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Persistence of Desire runs 0.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Updike (about 0.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 0.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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 0.4 hours, it is shorter than 98% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Updike
John Updike narrates 20 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 22 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
60 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 Persistence of Desire is an audiobook by John Updike: a 0.4-hour unabridged recording, read by John Updike, released August 11, 2009, on the Literary Fiction and Contemporary Women shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Updike
- Released
- August 11, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9780061962516
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Persistence of Desire as an audiobook?
The Persistence of Desire runs 0.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.3 hours.
Is The Persistence of Desire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Persistence of Desire?
The Persistence of Desire is narrated by John Updike.