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Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha by Jack Kerouac

Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha audiobook runs 5.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Danny Campbell (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.2listening hrs
Counseling & Inspirationalstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 8,524 Counseling & Inspirational 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

Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha is an audiobook by Jack Kerouac: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Danny Campbell, released September 18, 2008, on the Counseling & Inspirational shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.2 hrs
Narrated by
Danny Campbell
Released
September 18, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Counseling & Inspirational
ISBN
9781440613050

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha audiobook?

Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.

Is the Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha?

Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha is narrated by Danny Campbell.