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Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin

Notes of a Native Son: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Notes of a Native Son audiobook runs 5.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Ron Butler (about 3.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.1listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish Notes of a Native Son at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.1 hours, it is shorter than 79% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Social Science shelf

614 Social Science 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

Notes of a Native Son is an audiobook by James Baldwin: a 5.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Butler, released April 4, 2024, on the Essays & Anthologies and Social Science shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.1 hrs
Narrated by
Ron Butler
Released
April 4, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies, Social Science
ISBN
9781802067620

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Notes of a Native Son audiobook?

Notes of a Native Son runs 5.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.4 hours.

Is the Notes of a Native Son audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Notes of a Native Son?

Notes of a Native Son is narrated by Ron Butler.