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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

^ "Book Brahmins: Manil Suri". Shelf Awareness. 2008-02-29. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
^ "The Booker Prize 2001 | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
^ "Past Winners & Finalists". PEN/Faulkner. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ "PEN/Faulkner Award | American literary award". Britannica. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

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[1] "Book Brahmins: Manil Suri". Shelf Awareness. 2008-02-29. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

[2] "The Booker Prize 2001 | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2024-04-28.

[:03-3] "Past Winners & Finalists". PEN/Faulkner. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

[:13-4] "PEN/Faulkner Award | American literary award". Britannica. Retrieved October 27, 2022.

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