The Death of Vishnu

The Death of Vishnu

Author	Manil Suri
Language	English
Genre	Philosophical novel
Publisher	W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date	2001
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	295 pp (US hardcover edition)
ISBN	0-393-05042-4 (US hardcover edition)
OCLC	44676012
Dewey Decimal	813/.6 21
LC Class	PS3569.U725 D43 2001

The Death of Vishnu (2001) 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.

Awards and honors

• 2001 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, winner ^[1]
• 2001 Booker Prize, longlist ^[2]
• 2001 Kiriyama Prize, finalist (fiction)
• 2002 McKitterick Prize, winner
• 2002 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, co-winner
• 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award, nominee ^{[3] [4]}
• 2002 ALA Notable Books for Adults

References

1. "Book Brahmins: Manil Suri". Shelf Awareness . February 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
2. "The Booker Prize 2001 | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
3. "Past Winners & Finalists". PEN/Faulkner. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
4. "PEN/Faulkner Award | American literary award". Britannica. Retrieved October 27, 2022.