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Mother Land by Paul Theroux

Mother Land: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mother Land audiobook runs 23.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Jefferson Mays (about 15.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

23.5listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 23.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Mother Land at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day47 days
1 hour / day24 days
2 hours / day12 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×16 days

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What our data says

  • At 23.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

Mother Land is an audiobook by Paul Theroux: a 23.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jefferson Mays, released November 2, 2017, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
23.5 hrs
Narrated by
Jefferson Mays
Released
November 2, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781510091986

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mother Land audiobook?

Mother Land runs 23.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.7 hours.

Is the Mother Land audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Mother Land?

Mother Land is narrated by Jefferson Mays.

Is Mother Land worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.7 hours, saving 7.8 hours.