Arthashastra: The Ancient Indian Guide to Strategy, Politics, and Economics - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader: Audiobook
Book 22 of the Library of Alexandria series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Arthashastra: The Ancient Indian Guide to Strategy, Politics, and Economics - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader audiobook runs 18.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Enrik Zeng (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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What our data says
- At 18.2 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.
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Enrik Zeng narrates 28 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 162 hours in all.
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About this listen
Arthashastra: The Ancient Indian Guide to Strategy, Politics, and Economics - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader is book 22 of Kautilya's Library of Alexandria series: a 18.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Enrik Zeng, released March 8, 2025, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Enrik Zeng
- Released
- March 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Essays & Anthologies
- Series
- The Library of Alexandria #22
- ISBN
- 9798318308680
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Arthashastra: The Ancient Indian Guide to Strategy, Politics, and Economics - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader runs 18.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.
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Arthashastra: The Ancient Indian Guide to Strategy, Politics, and Economics - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader is narrated by Enrik Zeng.
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At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6.1 hours.