A Short History of Africa: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of Africa runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Geoffrey Howard (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Geoffrey Howard
Geoffrey Howard narrates 70 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 706 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
1,088 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
- Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
- The History of the Vikings: Norse Sagas, Medieval Marauders, and Far-flung Settlements
- The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
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 Short History of Africa is an audiobook by J. D. Fage and Roland Oliver: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Geoffrey Howard, released April 28, 2009, on the World and Africa shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Geoffrey Howard
- Released
- April 28, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Africa
- ISBN
- 9781624607400
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of Africa as an audiobook?
A Short History of Africa runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is A Short History of Africa free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of Africa?
A Short History of Africa is narrated by Geoffrey Howard.