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The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China by Michael Smith

The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China runs 10.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Smith (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.3listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir 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 Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China is an audiobook by Michael Smith: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Smith, released August 16, 2021, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.3 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Smith
Released
August 16, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781004057870

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China as an audiobook?

The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China?

The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China is narrated by Michael Smith.

Is The Last Correspondent: Dispatches from the frontline of Xi’s new China worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.