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A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul by Caroline Moorehead

A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul runs 11.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ben Cura (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.1listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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 Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul is an audiobook by Caroline Moorehead: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Cura, released February 5, 2026, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.1 hrs
Narrated by
Ben Cura
Released
February 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Europe
ISBN
9781529987812

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul as an audiobook?

A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul?

A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul is narrated by Ben Cura.

Is A Sicilian Man: Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.