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Black Water: An American Opera by Joyce Carol Oates, John Duffy

Black Water: An American Opera: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Black Water: An American Opera audiobook runs 1.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Various Performers (about 1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.6listening hrs
Theatre & Radiostore shelf
2001released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 1.6 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 2,498 Theatre & Radio 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

Black Water: An American Opera is an audiobook by Joyce Carol Oates and John Duffy: a 1.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Various Performers, released January 1, 2001, on the Theatre & Radio shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.6 hrs
Narrated by
Various Performers
Released
January 1, 2001
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Theatre & Radio
ISBN
9781580814157

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Black Water: An American Opera audiobook?

Black Water: An American Opera runs 1.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1 hours.

Is the Black Water: An American Opera audiobook free?

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Who narrates Black Water: An American Opera?

Black Water: An American Opera is narrated by Various Performers.