At The Opening Of This Novel, Vishnu, The Resident Odd-job Man, Lies Dying On The Staircase He Inhabits, While His Neighbors The Pathaks And The Asranis Squabble Over Who Will Pay For An Ambulance. As The Action Spirals Up Through The Floors Of Their Building, The Dramas Of The Residents' Lives Unfold: Mr. Jalal's Obsessive Search For Higher Meaning; Vinod Taneja's Longing For The Wife He Has Lost; The Comic Elopement Of Kavita Asrani, Who Fancies Herself The Heroine Of A Hindi Movie. Suffused With Hindu Mythology And The Exuberance Of Bombay Cinema, This Story Of One Apartment Building Becomes A Metaphor For The Social And Religious Divisions Of Contemporary India, And Vishnu's Ascent Of The Staircase Parallels The Soul's Progress Through The Various Stages Of Existence. As Vishnu Closes In On The Riddle Of His Own Mortality, He Begins To Wonder Whether He Might Not Be The God Vishnu, Guardian Not Only Of The Fate Of The Building And Its Occupants But Also Of The Entire Universe.--jacket. Manil Suri.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Literary
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Author : Suri, Manil
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2001-06-20
Number Of Pages : 298
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0393050424
ISBN-13 : 9780393050424
Item weight : 1.45 lb
Dimensions : 1.1 in x 6 in x 9.3 in
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