The Swerve: How the World Became Modern: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
Edoardo Ballerini narrates 178 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,827 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
632 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern is an audiobook by Stephen Greenblatt: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Edoardo Ballerini, released September 23, 2011, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Edoardo Ballerini
- Released
- September 23, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781461846901
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Swerve: How the World Became Modern as an audiobook?
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.
Is The Swerve: How the World Became Modern free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Swerve: How the World Became Modern?
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern is narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.