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The Death of Vishnu by Suri, Manil
- Bookseller: A Good Read
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 12267
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fine
- Jacket condition: Near Fine
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0393050424
- ISBN 13: 9780393050424
- Publisher: Norton
- Place: New York
- Date published: 2001
- Pages: 295
- Size: 6.5 x 9.5 x 1 inches
- Weight: 1.4 pounds
Description
New York: Norton, 2001 D/j is slightly curled outward on upper and lower edges.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
Book summary
As Vishnu lays dying, his neighbors in his apartment building continue to lead their lives. As their parallel worlds are revealed, the panorama of contemporary India unfolds--and Vishnu, who may be Everyman and may be a god, ponders the conundrum of mortality. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001.
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