The Shortest History of Japan: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shortest History of Japan runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lucy Rayner (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 67% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lucy Rayner
Lucy Rayner narrates 166 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,640 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
518 World 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 Shortest History of Japan is an audiobook by Lesley Downer: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Lucy Rayner, released September 24, 2024, on the World and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lucy Rayner
- Released
- September 24, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Asia
- ISBN
- 9798331910303
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shortest History of Japan as an audiobook?
The Shortest History of Japan runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is The Shortest History of Japan free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Shortest History of Japan?
The Shortest History of Japan is narrated by Lucy Rayner.