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Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

Train Dreams: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Train Dreams audiobook runs 2.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Will Patton (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Train Dreams at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day5 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 93% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

119 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

Train Dreams is an audiobook by Denis Johnson: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Will Patton, released August 30, 2011, on the Westerns & War and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.4 hrs
Narrated by
Will Patton
Released
August 30, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Westerns & War, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781427213785

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Train Dreams audiobook?

Train Dreams runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.

Is the Train Dreams audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Train Dreams?

Train Dreams is narrated by Will Patton.