Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ audiobook runs 5.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Stephen Root and George Saunders and others (about 3.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 5.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 5.5 hours, it is shorter than 82% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Stephen Root
Stephen Root narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 25 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
988 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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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
Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ is an audiobook by George Saunders: a 5.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Root, George Saunders and Judy Greer, released January 27, 2026, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Stephen Root, George Saunders, Judy Greer
- Released
- January 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781526698582
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ audiobook?
Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ runs 5.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.7 hours.
Is the Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’?
Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ is narrated by Stephen Root, George Saunders and Judy Greer.