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CHRONICLE OF A SOUL IN LIMBO The Death of Vishnu...
Virtually all of this enchanting novel takes place in or around a Bombay apartment house where Vishnu, the tenants' drunken factotum, lies in his appointed sleeping place on a stair landing either dying or perhaps already dead. The two Hindu families on the first floor, the Asranis and the Pathaks, squabble over who will pay for the ambulance to cart poor, unsightly Vishnu away...
...levity and aesthetic variation intended by Arts on the Point is more predominant in the organic forms of William Tucker, whose "Rhea," "Kronos," "Ouranus" and "Vishnu" sculptures dot the platforms by the Clark Athletic Center and McCormack building. "Vishnu," the most humanoid of his works, stands solo while the other three godlike representations are grouped together, as if involved in a secret dialogue. Dennis Oppenheim's playful pieces literally converse with each other. Located on the veranda of the Quinn cafeteria, "Black" is an installation of large pots and kettles that seem to have jumped straight out of Alice...
...number of other people have reached the same conclusion about the Bombay-born novelist. Early this year, 11 publishing houses fought over The Death of Vishnu, Suri's first novel, in a heated auction. W.W. Norton won, paying a $350,000 advance for the American rights. Since then, rights have been sold in 13 countries. The book will be published next January...
...Vishnu of Suri's lyrical novel is a drunk who lies dying on the steps of a Bombay apartment house while the neighbors squabble over who will pay for an ambulance. If anyone is familiar with cold calculation, it is Suri. "I've worked very hard at math," he says. "I can't see myself giving...