Thus Spake Zarathustra: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Thus Spake Zarathustra audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Various Authors (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Various Authors
Various Authors narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 42 hours in all.
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Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Richard Trinder runs 0.2 hours shorter (12.5 hours).
- The 2023 recording read by Matthew Schmitz runs 2 hours shorter (10.7 hours).
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
Thus Spake Zarathustra is an audiobook by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Authors, released January 1, 2011, on the Mental Health & Psychology shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Various Authors
- Released
- January 1, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mental Health & Psychology
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Thus Spake Zarathustra audiobook?
Thus Spake Zarathustra runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Thus Spake Zarathustra audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Thus Spake Zarathustra?
Thus Spake Zarathustra is narrated by Various Authors.
Is Thus Spake Zarathustra worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.2 hours.