Things Fall Apart: Audiobook
The Things Fall Apart audiobook runs an estimated 5.7 hours (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 5.7 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 5.7 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 86% of the historical fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 51% shorter than the average historical fiction audiobook (11.7 hrs across 210 titles in our dataset).
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners: a weekend-size listen at 5.7 hours (estimated).
About the book
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. It depicts pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans during the late 19th century. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first to receive global critical acclaim. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and is widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world. The novel was first published in the UK in 1962 by William Heinemann Ltd, and became the first work published in Heinemann's African Writers Series. The novel follows the life of Okonkwo, an Igbo ("Ibo" in the novel) man and local wrestling champion in the fictional Nigerian clan of Umuofia.
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How long is the Things Fall Apart audiobook?
Things Fall Apart runs about 5.7 hours, our estimate from its 192 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.
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When was Things Fall Apart first published?
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was first published in 1958.
