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The Book of Not by Tsitsi Dangarembga

The Book of Not: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Nervous Conditions series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Not runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chipo Chung (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
BIPOC Stories & Voicesstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Book of Not at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 4,913 BIPOC Stories & Voices audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices shelf

1,029 BIPOC Stories & Voices 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 Not is book 3 of Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions series: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Chipo Chung, released August 17, 2021, on the BIPOC Stories & Voices and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Chipo Chung
Released
August 17, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
BIPOC Stories & Voices, Coming of Age
Series
Nervous Conditions #3
ISBN
9781705041383

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Book of Not as an audiobook?

The Book of Not runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.

Is The Book of Not free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Book of Not?

The Book of Not is narrated by Chipo Chung.

Is The Book of Not worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.4 hours.