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The Death of Vishnu
Year
2010
Language
ENGLISH
Publication Information
W. W. Norton & Company
Summary
A National Bestseller "Enchanting…Suri's novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence." -Time In Manil Suri's debut novel, Vishnu, the odd-job man, lies dying on the staircase of an apartment building while around him unfold the lives of its inhabitants: warring housewives, lovesick teenagers, a grieving widower. In a fevered state, Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and wonders if he might actually be the god Vishnu, guardian of the entire universe.