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Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide by John Took

Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide audiobook runs 8 hours unabridged, narrated by Victor Vertunni (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 3,272 Europe 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

Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide is an audiobook by John Took: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Victor Vertunni, released October 15, 2020, on the Europe and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8 hrs
Narrated by
Victor Vertunni
Released
October 15, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe, Biography & Memoir, Literature
ISBN
9781472978837

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide audiobook?

Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is the Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide?

Why Dante Matters: An Intelligent Person's Guide is narrated by Victor Vertunni.