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Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh

Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Ranjit Madgavkar (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Asiastore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
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 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 893 Asia 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

Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories is an audiobook by Amitav Ghosh: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ranjit Madgavkar, released February 13, 2024, on the Asia shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Ranjit Madgavkar
Released
February 13, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Asia
ISBN
9798891781979

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories audiobook?

Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories?

Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories is narrated by Ranjit Madgavkar.

Is Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.