A Suitable Boy: THE CLASSIC BESTSELLER AND MAJOR BBC DRAMA - Couverture souple

Seth, Vikram

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780227892 ISBN 13 : 9781780227894

Editeur : W&N, 2013

Synopsis

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND MODERN CLASSIC

'A phenomenon, a prodigy, a marvel' Evening Standard
'You should make time for it. It will keep you company for the rest of your life' The Times
'Vast . . . amiably peopled . . . a long sweet, sleepless pilgrimage to life' Guardian

ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD

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.

Shortlisted for the Irish Times International Fiction Prize
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize
Winner of the WHSmith Literary Award

'Seth is the best writer of his generation' The Times

'Fiction on a grand scale. By the time you reach the last page you will have absorbed a splendid story, full of tangle and perfume of India' Sunday Telegraph

'The greatness of the novel, its unassailable truthfulness, owes less to research than to imagination, an instinctive knowledge of the human heart' Observer

Readers love this modern classic:

'Vikram Seth is a genius - and a poet too . . . once the reader begins to read it is impossible to put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The longest book you've ever read. And it's not long enough' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'One of the greatest novels ever written and one of the best books I have ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A book that has reduced me to quiet tears on trains and planes, that I have laughed at and that has been my companion for some months' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Vikram Seth has written five books of poetry, an opera libretto, and a book of other libretti. He is perhaps best known for his acclaimed novel, A SUITABLE BOY, one of the most beloved and widely read books of recent times, as well as his novels THE GOLDEN GATE and AN EQUAL MUSIC. He is the author of two highly regarded works of non-fiction, FROM HEAVEN LAKE and TWO LIVES.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W&N
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780227892
• ISBN 13: 9781780227894
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 1504
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne