The Return of the Prodigal Son: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Return of the Prodigal Son runs 4.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Fred Sanders (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 4.4 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.
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Fred Sanders narrates 326 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,263 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Christianity shelf
1,396 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Return of the Prodigal Son is an audiobook by Henri J. M. Nouwen: a 4.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Fred Sanders, released August 19, 2025, on the Christianity shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Fred Sanders
- Released
- August 19, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Christianity
- ISBN
- 9798217290611
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Return of the Prodigal Son as an audiobook?
The Return of the Prodigal Son runs 4.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is The Return of the Prodigal Son free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Return of the Prodigal Son?
The Return of the Prodigal Son is narrated by Fred Sanders.