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Het trappenhuis

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“Enchanting. . . . Suri’s novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence.”— Time In Manil Suri’s debut novel, Vishnu, the odd-job man, lies dying on the staircase of an apartment building while around him unfold the lives of its inhabitants: warring housewives, lovesick teenagers, a grieving widower. In a fevered state, Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and wonders if he might actually be the god Vishnu, guardian of the entire universe.

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Het trappenhuis, Sjaak de Jong, Manil Suri

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2001
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Title
Het trappenhuis
Language
Dutch
Publisher
Prometheus
Released
2001
Format
Paperback
Pages
268
ISBN10
9053339892
ISBN13
9789053339893
Original title
The death of Vishnu
Rating
3.65 out of 5
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“Enchanting. . . . Suri’s novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence.”— Time In Manil Suri’s debut novel, Vishnu, the odd-job man, lies dying on the staircase of an apartment building while around him unfold the lives of its inhabitants: warring housewives, lovesick teenagers, a grieving widower. In a fevered state, Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and wonders if he might actually be the god Vishnu, guardian of the entire universe.