The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution runs 26.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nancy Wu (about 17.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 53 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 26.3 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nancy Wu
Nancy Wu narrates 273 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,613 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
109 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution is an audiobook by Yang Jisheng: a 26.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Nancy Wu, released March 30, 2021, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nancy Wu
- Released
- March 30, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Asia
- ISBN
- 9781705280294
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as an audiobook?
The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution runs 26.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.6 hours.
Is The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution?
The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution is narrated by Nancy Wu.
Is The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.6 hours, saving 8.8 hours.