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North of Dawn by Nuruddin Farah

North of Dawn: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the North of Dawn audiobook runs 10.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Sam Dastor (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish North of Dawn at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 64% 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

North of Dawn is an audiobook by Nuruddin Farah: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Sam Dastor, released December 4, 2018, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Sam Dastor
Released
December 4, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction), Drama
ISBN
9780525640578

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the North of Dawn audiobook?

North of Dawn runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is the North of Dawn audiobook free?

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

Who narrates North of Dawn?

North of Dawn is narrated by Sam Dastor.

Is North of Dawn worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.