The Presence of Absence: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Presence of Absence runs 2.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Philip Battley (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 2.4 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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What our data says
- At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Philip Battley
Philip Battley narrates 127 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,110 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
120 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 Presence of Absence is an audiobook by Simon Van Booy: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Battley, released November 15, 2022, on the Literary Fiction and Psychological shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 2.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philip Battley
- Released
- November 15, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Psychological, Religious Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781696609296
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Presence of Absence as an audiobook?
The Presence of Absence runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.
Is The Presence of Absence free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Presence of Absence?
The Presence of Absence is narrated by Philip Battley.