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Brothers by Yu Hua

Brothers: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Brothers audiobook runs 28.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Louis Changchien (about 19.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

28.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 28.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish Brothers at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day58 days
1 hour / day29 days
2 hours / day15 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×20 days

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What our data says

  • At 28.9 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

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

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

Brothers is an audiobook by Yu Hua: a 28.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Louis Changchien, released June 19, 2009, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
28.9 hrs
Narrated by
Louis Changchien
Released
June 19, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781440718328

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Brothers audiobook?

Brothers runs 28.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.3 hours.

Is the Brothers audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Brothers?

Brothers is narrated by Louis Changchien.

Is Brothers worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.3 hours, saving 9.6 hours.