The Death of Vishnu

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The Death of Vishnu
Author Manil Suri
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Philosophical novel
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date 2001
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 295 pp (USA hardcover edition)
ISBN ISBN 0-393-05042-4 (USA hardcover edition)

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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