The Death of Vishnu
Winner of the Corine - Internationaler Buchpreis, Kategorie Rolf Heyne Buchpreis 2001
(Sprache: Englisch)
An enthralling display of literary virtuosity that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man
An enthralling display of literary virtuosity that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man
An enthralling display of literary virtuosity that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man
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An enthralling display of literary virtuosity that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man
An enthralling display of literary virtuosity that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man
An enthralling display of literary virtuosity that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man
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An enthralling virtuoso debut that eloquently captures the loves and losses of a dying man'All the elements of great storytelling are here, the mystic transports of Ben Okri with the intimate charm of Arundhati Roy ... enchanting' Sunday Tribune'Beautifully captures with great tenderness and depth the eternal war between duty and desire. This is a love letter to Bombay and its people' Sunday ExpressVishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold - the warring housewives on the first floor, the lovesick teenagers on the second, and the widower, alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building.In a fevered state Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy as his life draws to a close.
Autoren-Porträt von Manil Suri
Manil Suri was born in Bombay in 1959 and is a distinguished university professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has written three novels, The Death of Vishnu, The Age of Shiva, and The City of Devi, as well as the non-fiction book, The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Maths. His fiction has been translated into twenty-seven languages, longlisted for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award, LA Times Book Award, PEN/Hemingway Award and the W H Smith Literary Award, and has won the McKitterick Prize and the Barnes & Noble Discover Award. He was named by Time magazine as a 'Person to Watch' in 2000. He lives in Maryland, USA.https://www.manilsuri.com/
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Manil Suri
- 2008, 352 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,7 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 0747593817
- ISBN-13: 9780747593812
- Erscheinungsdatum: 08.02.2008
Sprache:
Englisch
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'Beautifully captures with great tenderness and depth the eternal war between duty and desire. This is a love letter to Bombay and its people' Sunday Express 'A magnificent debut, rich with humour, compassion and insight into what it is like to inhabit the melting pot that is contemporary Bombay, rich in celebration of humanity' Scotsman 'A wonder of a book. Astonishing' Amy Tan 'All the elements of great storytelling are here, the mystic transports of Ben Okri with the intimate charm of Arundhati Roy ... enchanting' Sunday Tribune
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'Beautifully captures with great tenderness and depth the eternal war between duty and desire. This is a love letter to Bombay and its people' Sunday Express
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