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Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays by Zadie Smith

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.5 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2021 recording read by Barbara Rosenblatt runs about the same length (12.4 hours).

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

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays is an audiobook by Zadie Smith: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Barbara Rosenblat, released November 12, 2009, on the Essays & Anthologies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
Barbara Rosenblat
Released
November 12, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781101145852

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays audiobook?

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays?

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays is narrated by Barbara Rosenblat.

Is Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.