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Song of the Shank by Jeffery Renard Allen

Song of the Shank: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Song of the Shank audiobook runs 21.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Kevin R. Free (about 14.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21.4listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 21.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Song of the Shank at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day43 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

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What our data says

  • At 21.4 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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

Song of the Shank is an audiobook by Jeffery Renard Allen: a 21.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin R. Free, released August 15, 2014, on the Literary Fiction and BIPOC Stories & Voices shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
21.4 hrs
Narrated by
Kevin R. Free
Released
August 15, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction, BIPOC Stories & Voices
ISBN
9781490618999

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Song of the Shank audiobook?

Song of the Shank runs 21.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.3 hours.

Is the Song of the Shank audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Song of the Shank?

Song of the Shank is narrated by Kevin R. Free.

Is Song of the Shank worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.3 hours, saving 7.1 hours.