The City of Devi

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The City of Devi is a 2013 novel by Manil Suri. It fuses international thriller elements with a dramatic, mythic love story and explores themes of interfaith and same‑gender relationships in India. The book won the Bad Sex in Fiction Award and the Bisexual Book Award for Fiction in 2013 and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist in 2014.

Plot
- The Wikipedia page includes a Plot section but does not provide a plot summary. Descriptions of the book portray a style that blends erotic longing with terrorism in a grand, mythic setting.

Publication details
- Author: Manil Suri
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date: February 4, 2013
- Pages: 352
- ISBN: 978-0-393-08875-5
- Preceded by: The Age of Shiva (2008)

Reception
- Kirkus Reviews described The City of Devi as part international thriller and part romantic soap opera.
- Booklist praised Suri for daringly mixing erotic longing with terrorism in a mythic tale.
- Library Journal called Suri’s writing smart and fluid.
- Publishers Weekly called the writing dynamic and the plot vibrant, though sometimes off-balance; they noted that the book remains engaging and colorful.
- The reviews highlight themes about interfaith and same‑gender relationships in India and offer substance beyond the romance.

Awards and honors
- 2013 Bad Sex in Fiction Award — Winner
- 2013 Bisexual Book Award for Fiction — Winner
- 2014 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction — Finalist

Reviews and coverage
- The book was reviewed by major outlets including The Guardian, The Independent, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.