The Death of Vishnu (2001) is a novel by Indian-American writer Manil Suri. The book is about the spiritual journey of a dying man named Vishnu living on a landing of a Bombay apartment building, as well as the lives of the residents living in the building. Awards and honors 2001 Booker Prize, longlist 2001 Kiriyama Prize, finalist (fiction) 2002 McKitterick Prize, winner 2002 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, co-winner 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award, nominee 2002 ALA Notable Books for Adults 2002 Barnes & Noble, winner 2001 American novels American philosophical novels Novels set in Mumbai W. W. Norton & Company books