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The West: A New History of an Old Idea by Naoíse Mac Sweeney

The West: A New History of an Old Idea: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The West: A New History of an Old Idea runs 14.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shaheen Khan (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.1listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The West: A New History of an Old Idea at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 7,179 World 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 West: A New History of an Old Idea is an audiobook by Naoíse Mac Sweeney: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Shaheen Khan, released April 27, 2023, on the World and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.1 hrs
Narrated by
Shaheen Khan
Released
April 27, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Europe
ISBN
9780753559727

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The West: A New History of an Old Idea as an audiobook?

The West: A New History of an Old Idea runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.

Is The West: A New History of an Old Idea free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The West: A New History of an Old Idea?

The West: A New History of an Old Idea is narrated by Shaheen Khan.

Is The West: A New History of an Old Idea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.