The Death of Vishnu
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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.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Indian-American writer Manil Suri
Manil Suri
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...
. The book is about the spiritual journey of a dying man named Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
living on a landing of a Bombay
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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.