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Manchild in the Promised Land by Claude Brown

Manchild in the Promised Land: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Manchild in the Promised Land audiobook runs 17.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Cary Hite (about 11.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.8listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Manchild in the Promised Land at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day36 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.8 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

286 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Manchild in the Promised Land is an audiobook by Claude Brown: a 17.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Cary Hite, released March 1, 2019, on the Arts & Entertainment and History & Culture shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.8 hrs
Narrated by
Cary Hite
Released
March 1, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, History & Culture, Business
ISBN
9781987135138

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Manchild in the Promised Land audiobook?

Manchild in the Promised Land runs 17.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.9 hours.

Is the Manchild in the Promised Land audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Manchild in the Promised Land?

Manchild in the Promised Land is narrated by Cary Hite.

Is Manchild in the Promised Land worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.9 hours, saving 5.9 hours.