A Suitable Boy
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A modern classic, this epic tale of families, romance and political intrigue, set in India, never loses its power to delight and enchant readers. At its core, A Suitable Boy is 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. At the same time, it is the story of India, newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis as a sixth of the world's population faces its first great general election and the chance to map its own destiny.
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A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- A Suitable Boy
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Vikram Seth
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- ISBN10
- 1897580207
- ISBN13
- 9781897580202
- Category
- World prose
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- A modern classic, this epic tale of families, romance and political intrigue, set in India, never loses its power to delight and enchant readers. At its core, A Suitable Boy is 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. At the same time, it is the story of India, newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis as a sixth of the world's population faces its first great general election and the chance to map its own destiny.