The Summer Boy: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Summer Boy runs 4.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jacques Roy (about 2.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.1 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 4.1 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jacques Roy
Jacques Roy narrates 132 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,568 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
439 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 Summer Boy is an audiobook by Philippe Besson: a 4.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jacques Roy, released May 26, 2026, on the Coming of Age and LGBTQ+ (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jacques Roy
- Released
- May 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Coming of Age, LGBTQ+ (Fiction), Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781668140116
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Summer Boy as an audiobook?
The Summer Boy runs 4.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.7 hours.
Is The Summer Boy free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Summer Boy?
The Summer Boy is narrated by Jacques Roy.