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The South by Tash Aw

The South: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The South runs 7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Windson Liong (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The South at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day14 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction 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 South is an audiobook by Tash Aw: a 7-hour unabridged recording, read by Windson Liong, released May 27, 2025, on the LGBTQ+ (Fiction) and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7 hrs
Narrated by
Windson Liong
Released
May 27, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
LGBTQ+ (Fiction), Drama, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781666695694

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The South as an audiobook?

The South runs 7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

Is The South free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The South?

The South is narrated by Windson Liong.