The Awkward Black Man: Stories: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Awkward Black Man: Stories runs 8.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ron Butler (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ron Butler
Ron Butler narrates 349 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,989 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,634 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
The Awkward Black Man: Stories is an audiobook by Walter Mosley: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Butler, released May 5, 2026, on the Literary Fiction and Short Stories shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ron Butler
- Released
- May 5, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Short Stories
- ISBN
- 9781668173510
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Awkward Black Man: Stories as an audiobook?
The Awkward Black Man: Stories runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is The Awkward Black Man: Stories free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Awkward Black Man: Stories?
The Awkward Black Man: Stories is narrated by Ron Butler.