Year Zero: A History of 1945: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Year Zero: A History of 1945 audiobook runs 14.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Gildart Jackson (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gildart Jackson
Gildart Jackson narrates 312 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,867 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
770 World 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
Year Zero: A History of 1945 is an audiobook by Ian Buruma: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Gildart Jackson, released September 26, 2013, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gildart Jackson
- Released
- September 26, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781483062174
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Year Zero: A History of 1945 audiobook?
Year Zero: A History of 1945 runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.
Is the Year Zero: A History of 1945 audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Year Zero: A History of 1945?
Year Zero: A History of 1945 is narrated by Gildart Jackson.
Is Year Zero: A History of 1945 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.