The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives runs 16.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Christopher Harding (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Christopher Harding
Christopher Harding narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
281 History & Culture 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 Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives is an audiobook by Christopher Harding: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Christopher Harding, released November 5, 2020, on the History & Culture and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Christopher Harding
- Released
- November 5, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Asia
- ISBN
- 9780241467404
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives as an audiobook?
The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.
Is The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives?
The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives is narrated by Christopher Harding.
Is The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.