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Cutting for Stone Audiobook by Abraham Verghese— narrated by Sunil Malhotra
AudioFile Earphones Award
Abraham Verghese's Cutting for Stone tells the story of twin brothers born of a secret union between a nun and a surgeon, orphaned at birth and raised in an Ethiopian mission hospital. It's a big, old-fashioned saga of medicine, family, betrayal, and exile, written by a doctor who makes the operating room sing.
Why the audiobook wins
Sunil Malhotra narrates Marion Stone's voice across decades and continents, and his performance earned an AudioFile Earphones Award, recognition for exactly the kind of sustained, transformative narration this sprawling saga demands. Malhotra doesn't just voice Marion; he ages him, from a moody, bookish boy into a surgeon, without ever losing the thread of who he is underneath.
At nearly twenty-four hours, this is one of the longest, most immersive listens in the catalog, ideal for a real stretch of driving or weeks of commutes, and the length suits a novel that's genuinely operatic in scope: twin brothers, a mission hospital in Addis Ababa, a betrayal that spans a lifetime. Verghese, a practicing physician himself, writes the operating room with an authority Malhotra's steady reading never undercuts.
This is old-fashioned, big-hearted storytelling built for long-form listening, and one Audible credit covers the entire saga.
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Audiobook questions
- Who narrates the Cutting for Stone audiobook?
- Sunil Malhotra narrates the audiobook edition of Cutting for Stone.
- How long is the Cutting for Stone audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 23 hr 54 min.
- Is the Cutting for Stone audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored Cutting for Stone 4.6 out of 5. Sunil Malhotra narrates Marion Stone's voice across decades and continents, and his performance earned an AudioFile Earphones Award, recognition for exactly the kind of sustained, transformative narration this sprawling saga demands. Malhotra doesn't just voice Marion; he ages…
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- Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.Listen to Cutting for Stone free with an Audible trial
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- Is Cutting for Stone on Kindle Unlimited?
- No. Cutting for Stone was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on August 12, 2026.
- How much does Cutting for Stone cost?
- On Amazon: Kindle $12.99, Paperback $10.00, Hardcover $41.99. Prices as of August 22, 2026 at 9:20 PM EDT and may change.
