The Return: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Return runs 6.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Walter Krochmal (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Walter Krochmal
Walter Krochmal narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 20 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,512 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 Return is an audiobook by Roberto Bolaño: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Walter Krochmal, released October 7, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Walter Krochmal
- Released
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9781529983159
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Return as an audiobook?
The Return runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.
Is The Return free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Return?
The Return is narrated by Walter Krochmal.