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The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fishermen runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Chukwudi Iwuji (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,135 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Other recordings

  • The 2015 recording read by Chuckwudi Iwuji runs 0.2 hours shorter (9.8 hours).

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 Fishermen is an audiobook by Chigozie Obioma: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Chukwudi Iwuji, released April 14, 2015, on the Historical (Fiction) and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Chukwudi Iwuji
Released
April 14, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781478985310

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Fishermen as an audiobook?

The Fishermen runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Fishermen free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Fishermen?

The Fishermen is narrated by Chukwudi Iwuji.

Is The Fishermen worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.