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The Death of Vishnu

The Death of Vishnu

by Manil Suri (Author)

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    Paperback 2002

    $3.29

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    Hardcover 2001

    $3.29
Synopsis

Vishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. In his fevered state, he looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini while around him is played out the drama of the apartment block dwellers. Blending Hindu mythology with acutely observed social detail and a dash of Bollywood sparkle, THE DEATH OF VISHNU is a breathtaking debut.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 04 Feb 2002
ISBN 10: 0747557616
ISBN 13: 9780747557616
Book Overview: A breathtaking novel that rises out of the squalor of Bombay apartment block, to embrace all people, all times, in an unforgettable story of life, love, politics and death.

Media Reviews
'Beautifully captures with great tenderness and depth the eternal war between duty and desire. This is a love letter to Bombay and its people, a non-romantic love tinged with real insight and unsentimental observation ... Suri's characters smell of cardamom and clove and have bodies that ripen like plucked mangoes' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A magnificent debut, rich with humour, compassion and insight into what it is like to inhabit the melting pot that is contemporary Bombay, rich in celebration of humanity' SCOTSMAN
Author Bio
Manil Suri was born in Bombay and is a professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. THE DEATH OF VISHNU is his first novel.