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The World According to Anna by Jostein Gaarder

The World According to Anna: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World According to Anna runs 3.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Penelope Rawlins (about 2.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The World According to Anna at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day8 days
1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.9 hours, it is shorter than 90% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

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 World According to Anna is an audiobook by Jostein Gaarder: a 3.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Penelope Rawlins, released November 12, 2015, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.9 hrs
Narrated by
Penelope Rawlins
Released
November 12, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
ISBN
9781409160533

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The World According to Anna as an audiobook?

The World According to Anna runs 3.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.6 hours.

Is The World According to Anna free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The World According to Anna?

The World According to Anna is narrated by Penelope Rawlins.