The Death of Vishnu

The Death of Vishnu

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author = Manil Suri
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Philosophical novel
publisher = W. W. Norton & Company
release_date = 2001
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 295 pp (USA hardcover edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-393-05042-4 (USA hardcover edition)
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"The Death of Vishnu" is a novel by Manil Suri 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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