The Death of Vishnu explained

The Death of Vishnu
Author:	Manil Suri
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Philosophical novel
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date:	2001
Media Type:	Print (hardcover)
Pages:	295 pp (US hardcover edition)
Isbn:	0-393-05042-4
Isbn Note:	(US hardcover edition)
Dewey:	813/.6 21
Congress:	PS3569.U725 D43 2001
Oclc:	44676012

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008-02-29 . Book Brahmins: Manil Suri . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002033015/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=623 . October 2, 2017 . 2024-04-23 . Shelf Awareness.
2. Web site: The Booker Prize 2001 The Booker Prizes . 2024-04-28 . thebookerprizes.com . en.
3. Web site: Past Winners & Finalists . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221031240/http://www.penfaulkner.org/award-for-fiction/past-award-winners-finalists/ . December 21, 2013 . October 27, 2022 . PEN/Faulkner.
4. Web site: PEN/Faulkner Award American literary award . October 27, 2022 . Britannica . en.