A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier runs 7.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ishmael Beah (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.8 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 776 Military (Biography & Memoir) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Military (Biography & Memoir) shelf
121 Military (Biography & Memoir) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is an audiobook by Ishmael Beah: a 7.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ishmael Beah, released March 20, 2007, on the Military (Biography & Memoir) and Africa shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ishmael Beah
- Released
- March 20, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Military (Biography & Memoir), Africa
- ISBN
- 9781427202314
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier as an audiobook?
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier runs 7.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier?
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is narrated by Ishmael Beah.