1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny audiobook runs 13.1 hours unabridged, narrated by David Shih (about 8.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Shih
David Shih narrates 106 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 957 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
675 Memoirs 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
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny is an audiobook by Ai Weiwei: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by David Shih, released November 2, 2021, on the Memoirs and Arts & Entertainment shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Shih
- Released
- November 2, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781473577558
How to listen to 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny audiobook?
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is the 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny?
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny is narrated by David Shih.
Is 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.