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Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being by Henning Mankell

Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being audiobook runs 9.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Sean Barrett (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being is an audiobook by Henning Mankell: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Barrett, released January 10, 2017, on the Memoirs and Mindfulness & Meditation shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Sean Barrett
Released
January 10, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Mindfulness & Meditation
ISBN
9781524756949

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being audiobook?

Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is the Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being audiobook free?

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Who narrates Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being?

Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being is narrated by Sean Barrett.