Violence and the Sacred: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Violence and the Sacred audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Noble (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
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Peter Noble narrates 336 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,121 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
92 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Violence and the Sacred is an audiobook by René Girard: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Noble, released May 21, 2024, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Noble
- Released
- May 21, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781696614016
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Violence and the Sacred audiobook?
Violence and the Sacred runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.
Is the Violence and the Sacred audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Violence and the Sacred?
Violence and the Sacred is narrated by Peter Noble.
Is Violence and the Sacred worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.