(Photo by Jose Villarrubia) MANIL SURI’s first novel, The Death of Vishnu, won the 2002 Barnes and Noble Discover Prize and was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. His newest novel, The Age of Shiva, will be available in paperback in January. He lives in Maryland, where he is a mathmatics professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Visit him online at ManilSuri.com. He recommends: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin (Norton) The Millions, a literary blog, has more details from Manil Suri on why he loves this book and another recommendation to look forward to in 2009.

(Photo by Jose Villarrubia)

MANIL SURI’s first novel, The Death of Vishnu, won the 2002 Barnes and Noble Discover Prize and was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. His newest novel, The Age of Shiva, will be available in paperback in January. He lives in Maryland, where he is a mathmatics professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Visit him online at ManilSuri.com. He recommends:

  • Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)
  • In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin (Norton)

The Millions, a literary blog, has more details from Manil Suri on why he loves this book and another recommendation to look forward to in 2009.