| Author: | Manil Suri | ISBN: | 9780393081053 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | June 28, 2010 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Manil Suri |
| ISBN: | 9780393081053 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | June 28, 2010 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
“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.
“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.
