The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Janet Metzger (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 7.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Janet Metzger
Janet Metzger narrates 165 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,493 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,404 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania is an audiobook by Herta Muller: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Janet Metzger, released August 3, 2026, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and History & Culture shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Janet Metzger
- Released
- August 3, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, History & Culture, Europe
- ISBN
- 9798349114397
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania as an audiobook?
The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania?
The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania is narrated by Janet Metzger.