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The Thanatos Syndrome by Walker Percy

The Thanatos Syndrome: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Thanatos Syndrome runs 14.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Hilder (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Classics (Literature)store shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Thanatos Syndrome at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by David Hilder

David Hilder narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 29 hours in all.

About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf

309 Classics (Literature) 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 Thanatos Syndrome is an audiobook by Walker Percy: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by David Hilder, released August 2, 2012, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
David Hilder
Released
August 2, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Classics (Literature)
ISBN
9781624607349

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Thanatos Syndrome as an audiobook?

The Thanatos Syndrome runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is The Thanatos Syndrome free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Thanatos Syndrome?

The Thanatos Syndrome is narrated by David Hilder.

Is The Thanatos Syndrome worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.