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The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis

The Problem of Pain: Audiobook

by C.S. Lewis · narrated by James Simmons · unabridged · 2012

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Problem of Pain runs 3.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Simmons (about 2.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.9listening hrs
Christianitystore shelf
2012released
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What our data says

  • At 3.9 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by James Simmons

James Simmons narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 48 hours in all.

About as long, on the Christianity shelf

1,017 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2005 recording read by Simon Vance runs 0.1 hours longer (4 hours).
  • The 2024 recording read by Mark Bowen runs 0.8 hours longer (4.7 hours).

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 Problem of Pain is an audiobook by C.S. Lewis: a 3.9-hour unabridged recording, read by James Simmons, released August 21, 2012, on the Christianity and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.9 hrs
Narrated by
James Simmons
Released
August 21, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Christianity, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9780062243751

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Problem of Pain as an audiobook?

The Problem of Pain runs 3.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.6 hours.

Is The Problem of Pain free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Problem of Pain?

The Problem of Pain is narrated by James Simmons.