The Boston Globe noted that one would be “hard pressed” to find a novelist that is also a mathematics professor. However, Manil Suri, professor of mathematics, fits the bill as a published author of two novels and a tenured faculty member at UMBC. His novels, “The Death of Vishnu” and “The Age of Shiva,” both frame characters’ interactions against the backdrop of Hindu mythology in India. When it comes to math and writing, Suri thinks both have a place in society. “Many people like mathematics while in school, but then have no further opportunity to enjoy it,’’ he said. “It’s not like art, for which you can go to a museum to satisfy a craving. I’d like to help push mathematics into the cultural arena. Perhaps even put a mathematician on ‘Oprah.’ ’’
The article, “The Sum of His Talents,” ran Tuesday, July 28.
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