A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth's novel is at its core a love story, the tale of Lata - and her mother's attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in post-Independence India and involving the lives of four large families and those who orbit them, it is also a vast panoramic exploration of a whole continent at a crucial hour as a sixth of the world's population faces its first great General Election and the chance to map its own destiny. 'A SUITABLE BOY may prove to be the most fecund as well as the most prodigious work of the latter half of this century - perhaps even the book to restore the serious reading public's faith in the contemporary novel ...You should make time for it. It will keep you company for the rest of your life' Daniel Johnson, The Times

Vikram Seth was born in 1952. He trained as an economist and has lived for several years each in England, California, China and India. He is the author of A Suitable Boy, which was an international number one bestseller, An Equal Music and several other novels. He has also written five volumes of poetry including Beastly Tales.

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ISBN 13	9781857990881
ISBN 10	1857990889
Title	A Suitable Boy
Author	Vikram Seth
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	1994-03-01
Number of pages	1504
Prizes	Winner of WH Smith Literary Prize 1994, Winner of The Commonwealth Writers Prize 1994, Winner of WH Smith Annual Literary Award 1994, Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003, Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
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