Manil Suri and Marion Winik: A ROOM IN BOMBAY

Inspired by the 2,700 letters Manil wrote to his mother after moving to the US at twenty, A Room in Bombay centers around the crumbling, single-room apartment he and his parents grew up in. Manil masterfully delivers a heart-wrenching story of a son’s love, a mother’s obsession, and the malevolent grip of a past that won't let go.

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Manil Suri is the internationally acclaimed author of The Death of Vishnu and other books. His work has been translated into twenty-seven languages and received several honors, including winning the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, and being longlisted for the Booker Prize. He is a distinguished professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and lives with his husband in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Marion Winik is the author of The Big Book of the Dead, First Comes Love, and other books. Her essays have recently been published in Agni and The Hopkins Review. She reviews books for numerous publications and hosts The Weekly Reader podcast on NPR. She teaches in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore and was a commentator on All Things Considered for 15 years.

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