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The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey by Fouad Ajami

The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey runs 12.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Qarie Marshall (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.8listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 9,905 Social Science 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 Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey is an audiobook by Fouad Ajami: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Qarie Marshall, released October 15, 2020, on the Social Science and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.8 hrs
Narrated by
Qarie Marshall
Released
October 15, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, History
ISBN
9781666542851

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey as an audiobook?

The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.

Is The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey?

The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey is narrated by Qarie Marshall.

Is The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.