The Third Generation: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Third Generation runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ron Butler (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 12 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ron Butler
Ron Butler narrates 349 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,989 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,433 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 Third Generation is an audiobook by Chester Himes: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Butler, released July 13, 2026, on the Literary Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ron Butler
- Released
- July 13, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798331949044
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Third Generation as an audiobook?
The Third Generation runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is The Third Generation free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Third Generation?
The Third Generation is narrated by Ron Butler.
Is The Third Generation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.