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September 23, 2008

Congrats to Manil Suri

One Book for Greater Hartford's pick for 2008 is The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri, the University of Maryland Baltimore County math professor who has carved out a second career as novelist. OBGH, which recently kicked off its seventh year, features contemporary fiction with cross-cultural ties.

"Each year’s selection has taken us far away, where, by learning about a different culture, we discover more about our own," the program states, adding that Suri's book "takes us to Bombay. We meet the residents of an apartment building who live side-by-side and one on top of the other, but share few social customs, religious practices, or living habits."

Suri is in good company -- previous OBGH choices include Reading Lolita in Tehran and The Color of Water. In case anyone thinks success has gone to Suri's head, watch this funny video,

Photo by Elizabeth Malby, The Baltimore Sun

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 12:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

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it took a while to find, but the video is TOO funny!

Posted by: Heather J. | September 23, 2008 2:45 PM

Sorry to make you hunt around, Heather. I've updated the link to Suri's blog, where he posted the video.

Posted by: Dave | September 23, 2008 2:49 PM

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Johnston grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.