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The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk

The White Castle: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The White Castle runs 5.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The White Castle at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.7 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

1,032 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 White Castle is an audiobook by Orhan Pamuk: a 5.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released February 27, 2018, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.7 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
February 27, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
ISBN
9780525595809

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The White Castle as an audiobook?

The White Castle runs 5.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.

Is The White Castle free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The White Castle?

The White Castle is narrated by John Lee.