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Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game by John Carlin

Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Saul Reichlin (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.9listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir 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

Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game is an audiobook by John Carlin: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Saul Reichlin, released August 1, 2009, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.9 hrs
Narrated by
Saul Reichlin
Released
August 1, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781407447728

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game audiobook?

Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is the Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game audiobook free?

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Who narrates Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game?

Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game is narrated by Saul Reichlin.