If Beale Street Could Talk: Audiobook
The If Beale Street Could Talk audiobook runs an estimated 6.2 hours (about 4.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 6.2 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 6.2 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 55% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
- That's 25% shorter than the average romance audiobook (8.3 hrs across 3596 titles in our dataset).
Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for romance listeners who want a central love story: a weekend-size listen at 6.2 hours (estimated).
About the book
From one of the most important writers of the twentieth century comes a stunning love story about a young Black woman whose life is torn apart when her lover is wrongly accused of a crime—"a moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless” (The New York Times Book Review). "One of the best books Baldwin has ever written—perhaps the best of all.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin’s story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and is imprisoned.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the If Beale Street Could Talk audiobook?
If Beale Street Could Talk runs about 6.2 hours, our estimate from its 208 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.1 hours.
Is the If Beale Street Could Talk audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was If Beale Street Could Talk first published?
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin was first published in 1974.
