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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Karen White (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.5 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea is an audiobook by Barbara Demick: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen White, released January 6, 2010, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
Karen White
Released
January 6, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781400179848

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea audiobook?

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea?

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea is narrated by Karen White.

Is Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.