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The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin by Sian Lye

The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin runs 6.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.7listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin at common listening paces
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30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf

3,814 Biography & Memoir 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 Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin is an audiobook by Sian Lye: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released February 6, 2021, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.7 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Vance
Released
February 6, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781645553618

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin as an audiobook?

The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin?

The Real Herge': The Inspiration Behind Tintin is narrated by Simon Vance.