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We, the Kindling by Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

We, the Kindling: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the We, the Kindling audiobook runs 4.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Shelby Mwambu (about 3.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.7listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.7 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day3 days
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What our data says

  • At 4.7 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf

637 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

We, the Kindling is an audiobook by Otoniya J. Okot Bitek: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Shelby Mwambu, released February 4, 2025, on the Historical (Fiction) and Literary Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.7 hrs
Narrated by
Shelby Mwambu
Released
February 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Literary Fiction
ISBN
9781039009318

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the We, the Kindling audiobook?

We, the Kindling runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.2 hours.

Is the We, the Kindling audiobook free?

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

Who narrates We, the Kindling?

We, the Kindling is narrated by Shelby Mwambu.