The Book of Memory: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Memory runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chipo Chung (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Chipo Chung
Chipo Chung narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 103 hours in all.
About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf
5,540 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Memory is an audiobook by Petina Gappah: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Chipo Chung, released May 5, 2016, on the Police & Detective shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Chipo Chung
- Released
- May 5, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Police & Detective
- ISBN
- 9781510032613
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Memory as an audiobook?
The Book of Memory runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Book of Memory free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book of Memory?
The Book of Memory is narrated by Chipo Chung.