The West: A History of an Idea: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The West: A History of an Idea runs 16.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Liam Gerrard (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Liam Gerrard
Liam Gerrard narrates 191 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,670 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
534 World 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 West: A History of an Idea is an audiobook by Georgios Varouxakis: a 16.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Liam Gerrard, released July 8, 2025, on the World and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Liam Gerrard
- Released
- July 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Europe
- ISBN
- 9798331915803
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The West: A History of an Idea as an audiobook?
The West: A History of an Idea runs 16.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.
Is The West: A History of an Idea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The West: A History of an Idea?
The West: A History of an Idea is narrated by Liam Gerrard.
Is The West: A History of an Idea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.