| A Suitable Boy Contributor(s): Seth, Vikram (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060786523 ISBN-13: 9780060786526 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find -- through love or through exacting maternal appraisal -- a suitable boy for Lata to marry. Set in the early 1950s, in an India newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis, "A Suitable Boy" takes us into the richly imagined world of four large extended families and spins a compulsively readable tale of their lives and loves. A sweeping panoramic portrait of a complex, multiethnic society in flux, "A Suitable Boy" remains the story of ordinary people caught up in a web of love and ambition, humor and sadness, prejudice and reconciliation, the most delicate social etiquette and the most appalling violence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - Marriage & Divorce - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Modern Classics |
| Physical Information: 2.45" H x 5.42" W x 7.94" (2.35 lbs) 1488 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now a television series on Acorn TV, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mira Nair "Surrender to this strange, beguiling world and be swept away on the wings of story. . . . It is difficult to imagine that many contemporary writers could give us a novel that provides so much deep satisfaction." --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World A sweeping panoramic portrait of a complex, multiethnic society in flux, A Suitable Boy tells the story of ordinary people caught up in a web of love, ambition, humor, sadness, prejudice, reconciliation, the most delicate social etiquette, and the most appalling violence. Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: the tale of Lata's--and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra's--attempts to find a suitable boy for Lata, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in the early 1950s in an India newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis, this compelling story takes us into the richly imagined world of four large extended families and spins a compulsively readable tale of their lives and loves. |
Contributor Bio(s): Seth, Vikram: - Vikram Seth has written acclaimed books in several genres: verse novel, The Golden Gate; travel book, From Heaven Lake; animal fables, Beastly Tales; epic fiction, A Suitable Boy. His most recent novel, An Equal Music, was published in 1999. He lives in England and India. |