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Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories by Nadine Gordimer

Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories audiobook runs 5 hours unabridged, narrated by Susan Ericksen and David Colacci (about 3.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 5 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

772 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories is an audiobook by Nadine Gordimer: a 5-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Ericksen and David Colacci, released July 7, 2015, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5 hrs
Narrated by
Susan Ericksen, David Colacci
Released
July 7, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Short Stories
ISBN
9781504625623

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories audiobook?

Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories runs 5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.3 hours.

Is the Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories audiobook free?

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Who narrates Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories?

Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black, and Other Stories is narrated by Susan Ericksen and David Colacci.