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The Red Badge by Rajesh R. Varma

The Red Badge: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Red Badge runs 14.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Vijayan Menon (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Red Badge at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.6 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,242 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 Red Badge is an audiobook by Rajesh R. Varma: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Vijayan Menon, released July 22, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.6 hrs
Narrated by
Vijayan Menon
Released
July 22, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
ISBN
9789373072449

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Red Badge as an audiobook?

The Red Badge runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.

Is The Red Badge free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Red Badge?

The Red Badge is narrated by Vijayan Menon.

Is The Red Badge worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.9 hours.