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The Soloist by Mark Salzman

The Soloist: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Soloist runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Chandler (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Coming of Agestore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Soloist at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 3,283 Coming of Age audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by David Chandler

David Chandler narrates 88 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 895 hours in all.

All David Chandler audiobooks, measured

About as long, on the Coming of Age shelf

682 Coming of Age 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 Soloist is an audiobook by Mark Salzman: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by David Chandler, released March 11, 2011, on the Coming of Age shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
David Chandler
Released
March 11, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Coming of Age
ISBN
9781456123840

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Soloist as an audiobook?

The Soloist runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Soloist free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Soloist?

The Soloist is narrated by David Chandler.