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An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago by Alex Kotlowitz

An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago runs 9.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Kotlowitz (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.9listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago is an audiobook by Alex Kotlowitz: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Kotlowitz, released March 5, 2019, on the Social Science shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.9 hrs
Narrated by
Alex Kotlowitz
Released
March 5, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science
ISBN
9781984841155

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Questions listeners ask

How long is An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago as an audiobook?

An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago?

An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago is narrated by Alex Kotlowitz.