The Book of Jamaica: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Jamaica runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 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 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Norman Dietz
Norman Dietz narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,667 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 Book of Jamaica is an audiobook by Russell Banks: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released November 12, 2013, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Norman Dietz
- Released
- November 12, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Romance), Contemporary Women
- ISBN
- 9780062311047
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Jamaica as an audiobook?
The Book of Jamaica runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Book of Jamaica free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Jamaica?
The Book of Jamaica is narrated by Norman Dietz.
Is The Book of Jamaica worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.