The Black Russian: Audiobook
Part of Great Lives
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Russian runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ben Onwukwe (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ben Onwukwe
Ben Onwukwe narrates 100 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,109 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
740 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2013 recording read by Peter Marinker runs 0.9 hours shorter (10.4 hours).
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 Black Russian is an audiobook by Vladimir Alexandrov: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Onwukwe, released May 26, 2026, on the Arts & Entertainment and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Onwukwe
- Released
- May 26, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, World
- Series
- Great Lives
- ISBN
- 9781035926701
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Russian as an audiobook?
The Black Russian runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Black Russian free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Russian?
The Black Russian is narrated by Ben Onwukwe.
Is The Black Russian worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.