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Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia by Jeevan Vasagar

Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia audiobook runs 9.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Hugh Kermode (about 6.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.2 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 7,179 World 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

Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia is an audiobook by Jeevan Vasagar: a 9.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Hugh Kermode, released September 9, 2025, on the World and Economics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.2 hrs
Narrated by
Hugh Kermode
Released
September 9, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Economics, Asia
ISBN
9798318530272

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia audiobook?

Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia runs 9.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.2 hours.

Is the Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia audiobook free?

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Who narrates Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia?

Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia is narrated by Hugh Kermode.