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The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa by Deborah Brautigam

The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa runs 14.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Pam Ward (about 9.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.8listening hrs
Economicsstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.8 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day8 days
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What our data says

  • At 14.8 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 1,568 Economics audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa is an audiobook by Deborah Brautigam: a 14.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Pam Ward, released December 25, 2018, on the Economics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.8 hrs
Narrated by
Pam Ward
Released
December 25, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Economics
ISBN
9781541447820

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa as an audiobook?

The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa runs 14.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.9 hours.

Is The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa?

The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa is narrated by Pam Ward.

Is The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.9 hours, saving 4.9 hours.