by Vikram Seth · Phoenix · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781857993585
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«A Suitable Boy, Vol. 2» is the second part of Vikram Seth's novel, published by Phoenix in paperback (621 pages, in English).
After the partition of India, Lata, a young student, must choose among three suitors: a student, a shoemaker and a poet. While her family seeks a good match for her, the narrative also follows other families in the country and reflects the political, religious and social tensions of the new nation.
This 1995 edition is the second volume of Vikram Seth's «Lata Saga»; the complete novel was originally published in 1993.
Recommended for readers of literary and historical fiction set in twentieth-century India.
Vikram Seth is an Indian novelist and poet. The author of three novels and several collections of poetry, he is a recipient of the Padma Shri, a Sahitya Akademi Award, the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the WH Smith Literary Award and the Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon, and he is regarded as the greatest Indian writer in English of all time.
