The Big Sea: An Autobiography: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Big Sea: An Autobiography runs 10.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dominic Hoffman (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.7 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Dominic Hoffman
Dominic Hoffman narrates 129 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,504 hours in all.
- James
- The Book of Lost Friends
- Homegoing
- The Sun is Also a Star
- The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
1,572 Memoirs 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 Big Sea: An Autobiography is an audiobook by Arnold Rampersad and Langston Hughes: a 10.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Dominic Hoffman, released July 26, 2011, on the Memoirs and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dominic Hoffman
- Released
- July 26, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9780307939470
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Big Sea: An Autobiography as an audiobook?
The Big Sea: An Autobiography runs 10.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Big Sea: An Autobiography free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Big Sea: An Autobiography?
The Big Sea: An Autobiography is narrated by Dominic Hoffman.
Is The Big Sea: An Autobiography worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.6 hours.