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The Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda

The Madonna of Excelsior: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Madonna of Excelsior runs 9.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robin Miles (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.7 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

3,026 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 Madonna of Excelsior is an audiobook by Zakes Mda: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Robin Miles, released July 1, 2011, on the Literary Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.7 hrs
Narrated by
Robin Miles
Released
July 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781461811459

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Madonna of Excelsior as an audiobook?

The Madonna of Excelsior runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is The Madonna of Excelsior free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Madonna of Excelsior?

The Madonna of Excelsior is narrated by Robin Miles.