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Van Gogh: The Life by Gregory White Smith, Steven Naifeh

Van Gogh: The Life: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Van Gogh: The Life audiobook runs 45 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Heitsch (about 30 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

45listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 45 hours of listening.

Days to finish Van Gogh: The Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day90 days
1 hour / day45 days
2 hours / day23 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×30 days

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What our data says

  • At 45 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

14 Arts & Entertainment 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

Van Gogh: The Life is an audiobook by Gregory White Smith and Steven Naifeh: a 45-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Heitsch, released May 28, 2019, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
45 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Heitsch
Released
May 28, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781977381316

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Van Gogh: The Life audiobook?

Van Gogh: The Life runs 45 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 30 hours.

Is the Van Gogh: The Life audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Van Gogh: The Life?

Van Gogh: The Life is narrated by Paul Heitsch.

Is Van Gogh: The Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 30 hours, saving 15 hours.