Manil Suri appears in the following:
For The Ruling In India, Two Books To Measure Its Impact
Saturday, December 14, 2013
In a surprise move, the Indian Supreme Court this week ruled to uphold a ban on gay sex. The ban, instituted under British colonial authority more than 150 years ago, had been repealed in 2009. With its reinstatement, the law, also known as Section 377, once again makes homosexual acts ...
The City of Devi, by Manil Suri
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Manil Suri talks about his novel The City of Devi. It’s a comedic portrayal of individuals and fate, which upends assumptions of politics, religion, and sex, at the end of the world. It’s set in Mumbai after it has emptied under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation; gangs of marauding Hindu and Muslim thugs rove the desolate streets. A woman searching for her missing husband meets a gay a Muslim searching for his lover.
The Age of Shiva
Friday, May 30, 2008
Manil Suri's new novel, The Age of Shiva, follows the life of protagonist Meera Sawhney starting from her unhappy marriage in the 1950s, through her life in a changing, increasingly nationalistic India, and eventually to her own son's coming of age.
Island Futures
Friday, May 30, 2008
We look ahead to Puerto Rico's June 1 primary. Also: will the race for the Democratic nomination really be over after next week? Then, a look at 19th-c. Japanese prints. Manil Suri's new novel. And on Please Explain, find out about futures markets, and how they affect your ...
