The City of Devi (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393088755)

Mumbai has emptied under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation; gangs of marauding Hindu and Muslim thugs rove the desolate streets; yet Sarita can think of only one thing: buying the last pomegranate that remains in perhaps the entire city. She is convinced that the fruit holds the key to reuniting her with her physicist husband, Karun, who has been mysteriously missing for more than a fortnight.

Searching for his own lover in the midst of this turmoil is Jaz--cocky, handsome, and glib. "The Jazter," as he calls himself, is Muslim, but his true religion has steadfastly been sex with men. Dodging danger at every step, both he and Sarita are inexorably drawn to Devi ma, the patron goddess who has reputedly appeared in person to save her city. What they find will alter their lives more fundamentally than any apocalypse to come.

A wickedly comedic and fearlessly provocative portrayal of individuals balancing on the sharp edge of fate, The City of Devi brilliantly upends assumptions of politics, religion, and sex, and offers a terrifying yet exuberant glimpse of the end of the world.

Author: Manil Suri
ISBN-10: 0393088758
ISBN-13: 9780393088755
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 02/04/2013
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.10w x 1.20d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/15/2012 pg. 48
Publishers Weekly 11/12/2012
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2012
Library Journal 09/15/2012 pg. 48
Booklist 12/15/2012 pg. 17
Library Journal 02/01/2013 pg. 64
New Yorker (The) 03/25/2013 pg. 103
Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 46