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Lost in Language and Sound: or, How I Found My Way to the Arts; Essays by Ntozake Shange

Lost in Language and Sound: or, How I Found My Way to the Arts; Essays: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lost in Language and Sound: or, How I Found My Way to the Arts; Essays audiobook runs 4.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Allyson Johnson (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.2listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 4.2 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
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What our data says

  • At 4.2 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment 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

Lost in Language and Sound: or, How I Found My Way to the Arts; Essays is an audiobook by Ntozake Shange: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Allyson Johnson, released January 1, 2012, on the Arts & Entertainment and Essays & Anthologies shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.2 hrs
Narrated by
Allyson Johnson
Released
January 1, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, Essays & Anthologies
ISBN
9781609988470

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lost in Language and Sound: or, How I Found My Way to the Arts; Essays audiobook?

Lost in Language and Sound: or, How I Found My Way to the Arts; Essays runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.

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Who narrates Lost in Language and Sound: or, How I Found My Way to the Arts; Essays?

Lost in Language and Sound: or, How I Found My Way to the Arts; Essays is narrated by Allyson Johnson.