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To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times) by Nicole Krauss

To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times): Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times) audiobook runs 7 hours unabridged, narrated by Nicole Krauss (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 7 hours, it is shorter than 71% 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

To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times) is an audiobook by Nicole Krauss: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Nicole Krauss, released November 3, 2020, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7 hrs
Narrated by
Nicole Krauss
Released
November 3, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Short Stories
ISBN
9781526625915

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times) audiobook?

To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times) runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

Is the To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times) audiobook free?

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Who narrates To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times)?

To Be a Man: 'One of America's most important novelists' (New York Times) is narrated by Nicole Krauss.