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The Furrows by Namwali Serpell

The Furrows: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Furrows runs 8.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kristen Ariza and Ryan Vincent Anderson and others (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Furrows at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

2,667 Literary Fiction 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 Furrows is an audiobook by Namwali Serpell: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kristen Ariza, Ryan Vincent Anderson and Dion Graham, released September 27, 2022, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Kristen Ariza, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Dion Graham
Released
September 27, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780593611111

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Furrows as an audiobook?

The Furrows runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is The Furrows free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Furrows?

The Furrows is narrated by Kristen Ariza, Ryan Vincent Anderson and Dion Graham.