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Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann

Tyll: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tyll audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Firdous Bamji (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish Tyll at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 78% 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

Tyll is an audiobook by Daniel Kehlmann: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Firdous Bamji, released February 11, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Westerns & War shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Firdous Bamji
Released
February 11, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Westerns & War, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780593170298

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tyll audiobook?

Tyll runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Tyll audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Tyll?

Tyll is narrated by Firdous Bamji.

Is Tyll worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.