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Manil Suri

Manil Suri is a distinguished mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Author of three acclaimed novels, including The Death of Vishnu, he is a former contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, for which he has written several widely read pieces on mathematics. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Manil Suri

Manil Suri is a distinguished mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Author of three acclaimed novels, including The Death of Vishnu, he is a former contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, for which he has written several widely read pieces on mathematics. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Awards

Winner — Barnes and Noble Discover Prize, 2001

Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2001

Shortlisted — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, 2002

Shortlisted — PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, 2023

Books by Manil Suri

  • The Death of Vishnu: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    Hardback, 2001

    Winner of the Barnes & Noble 2001 Discover Great New Writers Award for Fiction; finalist in the First Fiction category of the 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Awards. "Vibrantly alive, beautifully...
  • The Age of Shiva: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    Hardback, 2008

  • The Age of Shiva: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    Paperback, 2008

    "A stunning novel, proof that Manil Suri is a major storyteller of heart and intelligence." —Amy Tan
  • The Death of Vishnu: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    Paperback, 2012

    A National Bestseller

    "Enchanting…Suri’s novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence." —Time
  • The City of Devi: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    Hardback, 2012

    A dazzling, multilayered novel that not only encompasses a searing love story but, with its epic reach, encapsulates the fate of the world.
  • The City of Devi: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    Paperback, 2013

    From the author of The Death of Vishnu, "a big, pyrotechnic…ambitious…ingenious" (Wall Street Journal) novel.
  • The Age of Shiva: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    E Book, 2009

    "A stunning novel, proof that Manil Suri is a major storyteller of heart and intelligence." —Amy Tan
  • The Death of Vishnu: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    E Book, 2012

    A National Bestseller

    "Enchanting…Suri’s novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence." —Time
  • The City of Devi: A Novel

    Manil Suri

    E Book, 2013

    From the author of The Death of Vishnu, "a big, pyrotechnic…ambitious…ingenious" (Wall Street Journal) novel.
  • The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math

    Manil Suri

    E Book, 2022