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A Particular Kind of Black Man by Tope Folarin

A Particular Kind of Black Man: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Particular Kind of Black Man runs 6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Prentice Onayemi (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Particular Kind of Black Man at common listening paces
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30 min / day12 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 6 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

A Particular Kind of Black Man is an audiobook by Tope Folarin: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Prentice Onayemi, released August 6, 2019, on the Literary Fiction and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6 hrs
Narrated by
Prentice Onayemi
Released
August 6, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Drama
ISBN
9781508294573

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Particular Kind of Black Man as an audiobook?

A Particular Kind of Black Man runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.

Is A Particular Kind of Black Man free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Particular Kind of Black Man?

A Particular Kind of Black Man is narrated by Prentice Onayemi.