A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

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A student, a shoemaker, a poet: three suitors fight for Lata. Meanwhile India, newly-independent, is struggling through a time of great turmoil as the agony of partition still throbs in people's minds - driving a wedge through friendships, families and political unions.

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A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

THE SECOND PART OF THE LATA SAGA- WILL SHE CHOOSE AMIDST THE TURMOIL OF HER COUNTRY ENTERING A NEW ERA AFTER PARTITION.HER SISTER SAVITA DIVERTS MRS MEHRA'S ATTENTION BY GIVING BIRTH.
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 9781857993585
ISBN 10 1857993586
Title A Suitable Boy
Author Vikram Seth
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1995-10-02
Number of pages 688
Prizes Winner of The Commonwealth Writers Prize 1994, Winner of WH Smith Literary 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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