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Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick by Imbolo Mbue

Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick audiobook runs 12.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Prentice Onayemi (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.2listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.2 hours of listening.

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30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick is an audiobook by Imbolo Mbue: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Prentice Onayemi, released February 9, 2017, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.2 hrs
Narrated by
Prentice Onayemi
Released
February 9, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
ISBN
9780008158125

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick audiobook?

Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick?

Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick is narrated by Prentice Onayemi.

Is Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah’s Book Club pick worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.