City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 20,247 History audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 328 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the History shelf
2,706 History audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp is an audiobook by Ben Rawlence: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released April 26, 2016, on the History and Africa shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- April 26, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History, Africa
- ISBN
- 9781515975045
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp audiobook?
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is the City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp?
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp is narrated by Derek Perkins.
Is City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.