The Death of Vishnu

The Death of Vishnu

The Death of Vishnu is a novel by Indian-American writer Manil Suri. The book is about the spiritual journey of a dying man named Vishnu living on a landing of a Bombay apartment building, as well as the lives of the residents living in the building. The novel was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2002.

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Author:Manil Suri
Genre:Fiction, Novel
Year published:2001
Number of editions:5

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
2002 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
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Author of The Death of Vishnu

Manil Suri
Manil Suri
Age:52
Birthplace:Mumbai

Manil Suri is an Indian-American mathematician and writer, most notable for his first novel, The Death of Vishnu, which was long-listed for the 2001 Booker Prize, short-listed for the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and won the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize that year. His latest novel is The Age of...
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Additional works by Manil Suri
BookGenre
The Age of Shiva Fiction
Vishnus Tod
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Literary Genres

Fiction
Fiction

Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but...
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Novel
Novel

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    "The Death of Vishnu" is of the subject area category: Literary and Death
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    The work was released in 2001.
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    The book is classified as- Fiction.

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