Villages: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Villages audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Edward Herrmann (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann narrates 53 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 417 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,135 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
Villages is an audiobook by John Updike: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Edward Herrmann, released October 19, 2004, on the Coming of Age and Drama shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Edward Herrmann
- Released
- October 19, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Coming of Age, Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780739315439
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Villages audiobook?
Villages runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Villages audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Villages?
Villages is narrated by Edward Herrmann.
Is Villages worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.