by Vikram Seth · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433906762
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«Un buen partido» is the novel by Vikram Seth, published by Editorial Anagrama in hardcover (1354 pages, in Spanish).
In newly independent India of the 1950s, young Lata seeks a suitor under pressure from her mother, who demands a good match. As her family tries to arrange the marriage, the narrative weaves in other stories and shows a country divided between tradition and modernity.
Series «A Bridge of Leaves», no. 1; translation by Damián Alou of the original «A Suitable Boy» (1993); number 325 in the Panorama de narrativas collection.
Aimed at readers of literary fiction and historical novels, and at those who want an extensive social chronicle set in 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.
