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第27回（2002年） Nominee
Manil Suri
マニル・スリ
Manil Suri
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1959-07 （Bombay (now Mumbai), India）
- 国籍
- Indian, American
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown
- 居住地歴
- Bombay, India → Maryland, USA
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Mathematician, Professor of Mathematics
- 活動期間
- 1983年〜2024年
- 所属
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- ノミネート
- Booker Prize 2001 longlist, PEN/Faulkner Award 2002 shortlist
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campion School Bombay | — | — | — | — | India |
| University of Mumbai | — | — | — | — | India |
| Carnegie Mellon University | — | Mathematics | PhD | — | United States |
Campion School Bombay
国:
India
University of Mumbai
国:
India
Carnegie Mellon University
Mathematics
学位:
PhD
卒業年:
1983
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Barnes & Noble Discover Prize | The Death of Vishnu | — | Barnes & Noble | 受賞 |
| 2002 | PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize | The Death of Vishnu | — | PEN America | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Bad Sex in Fiction Award | The City of Devi | — | Literary Review | 受賞 |
Barnes & Noble Discover Prize
2001
対象作品:
The Death of Vishnu
主催:
Barnes & Noble
結果:
受賞
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize
2002
対象作品:
The Death of Vishnu
主催:
PEN America
結果:
受賞
Bad Sex in Fiction Award
2013
対象作品:
The City of Devi
主催:
Literary Review
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Death of Vishnu
2001年 NovelA novel about social and religious tensions in an apartment building in contemporary Mumbai, India.
Hindu mythologySocial tensionsReligion
The Age of Shiva
2008年 NovelSecond novel in the trilogy named after Shiva.
Hindu mythologyFamilyIndian society
The City of Devi
2013年 NovelFinal novel in the trilogy, set in Mumbai with apocalyptic themes involving Devi.
ApocalypseSexMythologyPolitics
The Big Bang of Numbers
2022年 Non-fiction (Mathematics)A book on building the universe using only math.
MathematicsUniverse
全著作
- The Death of Vishnu: A Novel (2001)
- The Age of Shiva: A Novel (2008)
- The City of Devi: A Novel (2013)
- The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math (2022)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Myth-infused narrativeDepictions of Indian society
- 頻出モチーフ
- Hindu godsSex and mythologyMumbai life
評価・遺産
Indian-American novelist and mathematician known for a trilogy of novels named after Hindu gods, achieving international bestseller status. Professor of mathematics at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
大衆文化への影響
- Ranked in essential LGBT fiction lists
豆知識
- Wrote essay on growing up gay in India for Granta
- Op-eds on gay issues in New York Times and Washington Post
- Won the satirical Bad Sex in Fiction award in 2013