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A Suitable Boy

by Vikram Seth

1993 · literary fiction · adult

Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
4/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

The tale of Lata's and her mother's attempts to find a suitable boy, through love or through maternal appraisal. Set in post-independence India and involving the lives of four families, it is also an explanation of a whole continent faced with its first great General Election.

Set in

  • Lucknow · India
    Brahmpur fictional Gangetic city
    ★ primary
  • Kolkata · India
    Chatterji family Calcutta scenes

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