The Sea: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sea runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 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 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
1,677 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 Sea is an audiobook by John Banville: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released August 15, 2006, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- August 15, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780739333785
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sea as an audiobook?
The Sea runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is The Sea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sea?
The Sea is narrated by John Lee.