by Manil Suri · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747557616
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«The Death of Vishnu» is the literary fiction novel by Manil Suri, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in paperback (352 pages, in English).
The novel follows Vishnu, the servant of an apartment block in Bombay, who lies dying on the stair landing while recalling his love for the enigmatic Padmini. Around him, the neighbors unfold their own lives: marital disputes, youthful romances and silent griefs. The narrative blends Hindu mythology, social realism and a flash of Bollywood.
It is the first installment of the The Hindu Gods series. The work was longlisted for the Booker Prize and won the McKitterick Prize and the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction and narratives set in India, as well as for book clubs.
Manil Suri is an Indian-American mathematician and writer of a trilogy of novels all named for Hindu gods. His first novel, The Death of Vishnu (2001), 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. Since then, he has published two more novels, The Age of Shiva (2008) and The City of Devi (2013), completing the trilogy.
