Manil Suri (born July 1959) is an Indian-American mathematician and writer, most notable for his first novel, The Death of Vishnu, which was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2002. His latest novel is The Age of Shiva.
Full Wikipedia entry here.
The Death of Vishnu (Google Books)
Author interview (Powells.com)
Washinton Post article about Suri
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On Assignment: Manil Suri
On Assignment: Manil Suri
One of the joys of being a photographer is the opportunity to spend your life intersecting with a steady stream of very interesting people. One such recent encounter was with author Manil Suri (The Death of Vishnu and The Age of Shiva), who I photographed for a literary magazine.
I never seem to have enough time these days to indulge in reading much fiction, but my wife is a big fan of Suri. My interest in him was primarily because of his alter ego as a mathematics professor at the nearby University of Maryland Baltimore County.
You don’t run across too many people who can explain, in depth, the concept of infinity and crank out bestselling novels between classes.
Full blog post here.