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Seth</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sethvicram&norefer=2">Vicram Seth</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/vikramseth&norefer=2">Vikram Seth</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/vickramseth&norefer=2">Vickram Seth</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sethtranslvikram&norefer=2">Vikram Seth transl.</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sethsethvikramvikram&norefer=2">Seth Vikram Vikram Seth</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sethschriftstellerin&norefer=2">Schriftsteller Seth, Indien Vikram</a></span></span></p></div><div class="tinytext">Image credit: Photograph: Eamonn McCabe</div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_mainworks" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_909b" data-caret-id="tdc_u_909b" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_614a" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("mainworks", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="mainworks" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_909b" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Works by Vikram Seth</h2><span id="tdh_u_614a" ><a name="mainworks"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" id="recent_pillbox" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('sethvikram', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Popular</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('sethvikram', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Recent</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="worklist"><div id="u_7437fd65" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> <span class="date">(1993)</span> <span class="copies note">5,851 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 107 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/7398" data-workid="7398" data-title="An-Equal-Music" class="" >An Equal Music</a> <span class="date">(1999)</span> <span class="copies note">2,969 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 60 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/51563" data-workid="51563" data-title="The-Golden-Gate-A-Novel-in-Verse" class="" >The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse</a> <span class="date">(1986)</span> <span class="copies note">1,512 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 41 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/107061" data-workid="107061" data-title="Two-Lives" class="" >Two Lives</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> <span class="copies note">1,221 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 27 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/91598" data-workid="91598" data-title="From-Heaven-Lake-Travels-Through-Sinkiang-and-Tibet" class="" >From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet</a> <span class="date">(1983)</span> <span class="copies note">548 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 7 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/42150" data-workid="42150" data-title="Beastly-Tales-from-Here-and-There" class="" >Beastly Tales from Here and There</a> <span class="date">(1991)</span> <span class="copies note">390 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/129004" data-workid="129004" data-title="Three-Chinese-Poets" class="" >Three Chinese Poets</a> <span class="date">(1992)</span> — Translator — <span class="copies note">137 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/63897" data-workid="63897" data-title="All-You-Who-Sleep-Tonight" class="" >All You Who Sleep Tonight</a> <span class="date">(1990)</span> — Author — <span class="copies note">120 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/753776" data-workid="753776" data-title="Arion-and-the-Dolphin" class="" >Arion and the Dolphin</a> <span class="date">(1994)</span> <span class="copies note">108 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3151877" data-workid="3151877" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy-v-1" class="" >A Suitable Boy: v. 1</a> <span class="date">(1993)</span> <span class="copies note">83 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3151903" data-workid="3151903" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy-v-2" class="" >A Suitable Boy: v. 2</a> <span class="date">(1993)</span> <span class="copies note">53 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/260292" data-workid="260292" data-title="The-Humble-Administrators-Garden" class="" >The Humble Administrator's Garden</a> <span class="date">(1985)</span> <span class="copies note">49 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3151899" data-workid="3151899" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy-v-3" class="" >A Suitable Boy: v. 3</a> <span class="date">(1995)</span> <span class="copies note">43 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/2577495" data-workid="2577495" data-title="The-Collected-Poems" class="" >The Collected Poems</a> <span class="date">(1995)</span> <span class="copies note">39 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12030800" data-workid="12030800" data-title="The-Rivered-Earth" class="" >The Rivered Earth</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> <span class="copies note">39 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div id="u_a369385d" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 41" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1524205" data-workid="1524205" data-title="Riot-at-Misri-Mandi-Phoenix-60p-paperbacks" class="" >Riot at Misri Mandi (Phoenix 60p paperbacks)</a> <span class="date">(1996)</span> <span class="copies note">26 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15449041" data-workid="15449041" data-title="A-Suitable-Girl" class="" >A Suitable Girl</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> <span class="copies note">25 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3363405" data-workid="3363405" data-title="Mappings" class="" >Mappings</a> <span class="date">(1994)</span> <span class="copies note">22 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/16209078" data-workid="16209078" data-title="Summer-Requiem-A-Book-of-Poems" class="" >Summer Requiem: A Book of Poems</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> <span class="copies note">19 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18129645" data-workid="18129645" data-title="Collected-Poems" class="" >Collected Poems</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> <span class="copies note">5 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32032971" data-workid="32032971" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy-Dramatised" class="" >A Suitable Boy (Dramatised)</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/24744394" data-workid="24744394" data-title="Love-and-Lust-Stories-and-Essays" class="" >Love and Lust: Stories and Essays</a> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8233066" data-workid="8233066" data-title="An-equal-music-music-from-the-bestselling-novel" class="" >An equal music, music from the bestselling novel</a> <span class="copies note">3 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11186781" data-workid="11186781" data-title="Vikram-Seth-039-s-A-suitable-boy-an-anthology-of-recent-criticism" class="" >Vikram Seth's A suitable boy : an anthology of recent criticism</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11358860" data-workid="11358860" data-title="%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9A-%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9D" class="" >שידוך הולם</a> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/22287765" data-workid="22287765" data-title="Ki%C5%A1ni-paviljon-1" class="" >Kišni paviljon (#1)</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/22015120" data-workid="22015120" data-title="The-Poems-1981-1994" class="" >The Poems 1981-1994</a> <span class="date">(1995)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/24908000" data-workid="24908000" data-title="1995" class="" >1995</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15934268" data-workid="15934268" data-title="Not-A-Nice-Man-To-Know-The-Best-of-Khushwant-Singh" class="" >Not A Nice Man To Know: The Best of Khushwant Singh</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/23782123" data-workid="23782123" data-title="F%C3%A1bulas-Desaforadas-%5BPr%C3%B3xima-aparici%C3%B3n%5D" class="" >Fábulas Desaforadas [Próxima aparición]</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8970195" data-workid="8970195" data-title="Water" class="" >Water</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15512334" data-workid="15512334" data-title="Divali" class="" >Divali</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15512284" data-workid="15512284" data-title="Excerpt-from-The-Golden-Gate" class="" >Excerpt from The Golden Gate</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15512232" data-workid="15512232" data-title="%22Pul-Mela%22-excerpted-from-A-Suitable-Boy" class="" >"Pul Mela", excerpted from A Suitable Boy</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/10222435" data-workid="10222435" data-title="Earth-in-OX-TALES-Earth" class="" >Earth (in OX-TALES Earth)</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/9600699" data-workid="9600699" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy-%5Bextracts%5D" class="" >A Suitable Boy [extracts]</a> <span class="date">(1993)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8971100" data-workid="8971100" data-title="Air-in-OX-TALES-Air" class="" >Air (in OX-TALES Air)</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/7031660" data-workid="7031660" data-title="Seth-Vikram" class="" >Seth Vikram</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1403643" data-workid="1403643" data-title="Earth-and-Sky-%5Bpoem%5D" class="" >Earth and Sky [poem]</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/753925" data-workid="753925" data-title="Collected-works-of-Vikram-Seth" class="" >Collected works of Vikram Seth</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12659230" data-workid="12659230" data-title="An-equal-music-by-Vikram-Seth-notes" class="" >An equal music by Vikram Seth : notes</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="Work Explorer " value="Work Explorer " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/sethvikram/workexplorer" ><span class="btntxt">Work Explorer <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_alsoby" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_f66e" data-caret-id="tdc_u_f66e" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_4930" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("alsoby", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="alsoby" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_f66e" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Associated Works</h2><span id="tdh_u_4930" ><a name="alsoby"></a><div class="worklist"><div id="u_bed55736" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/57405" data-workid="57405" data-title="Granta-57-India%21-The-Golden-Jubilee" class="" >Granta 57: India! The Golden Jubilee</a> <span class="date">(1997)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">202 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/631980" data-workid="631980" data-title="The-Vintage-Book-of-Modern-Indian-Literature" class="" >The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">139 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8418945" data-workid="8418945" data-title="Ox-Tales-Earth" class="" >Ox-Tales: Earth</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">86 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 3 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8418936" data-workid="8418936" data-title="Ox-Tales-Fire" class="" >Ox-Tales: Fire</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">83 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8418948" data-workid="8418948" data-title="Ox-Tales-Water" class="" >Ox-Tales: Water</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">71 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8418940" data-workid="8418940" data-title="Ox-Tales-Air" class="" >Ox-Tales: Air</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">70 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11951964" data-workid="11951964" data-title="AIDS-Sutra-Untold-Stories-from-India" class="" >AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">59 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8215239" data-workid="8215239" data-title="New-Beginnings-New-Writing-from-Bestselling-Authors-Sold-in-Aid-of-the-Indian-Ocean-Tsunami-Earthquake-Charities" class="" >New Beginnings: New Writing from Bestselling Authors Sold in Aid of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Earthquake Charities</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">45 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/13584102" data-workid="13584102" data-title="Writers-on-Writing" class="" >Writers on Writing</a> <span class="date">(2002)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">30 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/285585" data-workid="285585" data-title="Yaraana-Gay-Writing-from-India" class="" >Yaraana: Gay Writing from India</a> <span class="date">(1999)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">29 copies</span></div><div id="u_f5ab3243" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 13" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/10770986" data-workid="10770986" data-title="Yaraana-Gay-Writing-from-South-Asia" class="" >Yaraana: Gay Writing from South Asia</a> <span class="date">(1999)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">19 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/9776990" data-workid="9776990" data-title="Passages-24-Modern-Indian-Stories-Signet-Classics" class="" >Passages: 24 Modern Indian Stories (Signet Classics)</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">10 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15643590" data-workid="15643590" data-title="Another-English-Anglophone-Poems-from-Around-the-World-Poets-in-the-World" class="" >Another English: Anglophone Poems from Around the World (Poets in the World)</a> <span class="date">(2014)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">10 copies</span></div></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_tags" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_d341" data-caret-id="tdc_u_d341" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_b748" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("tags", 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src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/039475218X.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/039475218X.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/039475218X.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/91598" data-workid="91598" data-title="FROM-HEAVEN-LAKE" class="" >FROM HEAVEN LAKE</a> by <a href="/author/sethvikram">Vikram Seth</a></div></div><div class="" >A travelogue that is an intimate account of the interiors of China in the 1980s. A rare opportunity of peeking inside the Iron Curtain by an Indian.</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_b6c91400" title="5 Stars" aria-title="5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="10" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="9" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_269945092" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_269945092"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_269945092" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_269945092" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_269945092" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_269945092"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Rasaily" target="_top">Rasaily</a> | <a href="/work/91598/reviews" data-workid="91598" data-title="FROM-HEAVEN-LAKE" class="" >6 other reviews</a> | Aug 17, 2024 | <a href="/review/269945092"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_259691172" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy-A-Novel-Modern-Classics" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0060786523.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0060786523.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0060786523.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy-A-Novel-Modern-Classics" class="" >A Suitable Boy: A Novel (Modern Classics)</a> by <a href="/author/sethvikram">Vikram Seth</a></div></div><div class="" >The BBC audio performance of A Suitable Boy was a treat for the ears and was easily able to evoke the cinema of the mind for me. The portrayal of the various characters was top notch as was the voice acting and sound effects. The musical soundtrack was inspired. All in all this was a treat for the lovers of this art form. Will be looking for more BBC productions to relive the experience in a different manner.</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_bd9b1aab" title="4 Stars" aria-title="4 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="8" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="7" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_259691172" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_259691172"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_259691172" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_259691172" class="hideme" > <i 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(Modern Classics)</a> by <a href="/author/sethvikram">Vikram Seth</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_4bf4443d" >A Suitable Boy is, if nothing else, an epic accomplishment. Seth has created and populated a world in such detail, astutely developed numerous characters and maintained a written style of rich eloquence throughout. The vastness of his purview results in the plot having a disjointed flow (no more evident than in the slightly brusque ending). But in the attempt to encompass so many factors of life and society - quite rightly demonstrating how in reality they pervade the daily life of a family <u class="showmore_hide">- it would be incredibly harsh to criticise the book for a lack of an adequate crescendo. The quote by Voltaire, Seth includes at the beginning of the book ('the superfluous, that very necessary thing') adroitly highlights his belief that it was indeed imperative to include so much - I would in fact argue that he didn't include enough as there was a palpable sense of abruptness in the ending almost like he couldn't take it anymore or that he was increasingly worried about the word count. This by no means takes anything away from the enjoyment had by reading this book. Take your mind through the romanticism of India proffered by Seth in his gargantuan novel/substitute pillow!</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_4bf4443d');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_d5ffb426" title="5 Stars" aria-title="5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="10" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="9" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_258331678" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_258331678"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_258331678" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_258331678" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_258331678" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_258331678"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Dzaowan" target="_top">Dzaowan</a> | <a href="/work/7378/reviews" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy-A-Novel-Modern-Classics" class="" >106 other reviews</a> | Feb 15, 2024 | <a href="/review/258331678"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="See More Reviews " value="See More Reviews " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/sethvikram/reviews" ><span class="btntxt">See More Reviews <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_lists" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_9882" data-caret-id="tdc_u_9882" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_5682" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("lists", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="lists" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_9882" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Lists</h2><span id="tdh_u_5682" ><a name="lists"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.toggleListDisplay('sethvikram', 0)" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">List</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.toggleListDisplay('sethvikram', 1)" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Stacks</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div id="u_f36ee810" class="lt_itemlist css_columns"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/305/all/Recommend-the-20-best-books-youve-read-in-the-last-five-years">Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10216/all/Five-star-books">Five star books</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/21151/all/Best-books-made-into-television">Best books made into television</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/43081/all/TML-200-Best-Books-1950-1999">TML 200 Best Books 1950-1999</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/45929/all/Canon-de-la-narrativa-universal-del-s-XX-cicutadry">Canon de la narrativa universal del s. 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data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_efa6" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Awards</h2><span id="tdh_u_75b9" ><a name="awards"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('sethvikram', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Award</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('sethvikram', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Work</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="card_list" rows="2"><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218100"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/0d/6f/0d6f3bb4fcc23c2636c72796d67424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/3/The-Guardian-1000-Novels-Everyone-Must-Read" class="" >The Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_266f9eb4" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" target="_top" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> (<a href="/award/3.0.19660/The-Guardian-1000-Novels-Everyone-Must-Read-Family-and-Self">Family and Self</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218108"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/f8/20/f8201870088a47b6376544a7277424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/11/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1000 Books to Read Before You Die</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_123f56a9" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/51563" data-workid="51563" data-title="The-Golden-Gate-A-Novel-in-Verse" target="_top" class="" >The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse</a> (<a href="/award/11.0.0.2018/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die-2018">2018</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218774"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/56/6e/566ea4338d99b4763742b306d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/945/International-Dublin-Literary-Award" class="" >International Dublin Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a0bf47f2" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7398" data-workid="7398" data-title="An-Equal-Music" target="_top" class="" >An Equal Music</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2001/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2001">Longlist – 2001</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" target="_top" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.1996/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-1996">Longlist – 1996</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218360"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d1/7a/d17a73baf06091e6376496d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/283/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize" class="" >Los Angeles Times Book Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_fd4618ae" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/51563" data-workid="51563" data-title="The-Golden-Gate-A-Novel-in-Verse" target="_top" class="" >The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse</a> (<a href="/award/283.5.5.1986/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize-Finalist-Fiction-1986">Finalist – Fiction – 1986</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218446"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d7/2a/d72a07847221e2e637544757077424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/404/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-Book-Awards" class="" >Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_04133602" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/51563" data-workid="51563" data-title="The-Golden-Gate-A-Novel-in-Verse" target="_top" class="" >The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse</a> (<a href="/award/404.68.3957.1986/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-Book-Awards-Gold-Medal-Californiana-1986">Gold Medal – Californiana – 1986</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218314"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/ca/a1/caa110b5d127ab96367472b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/232/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books" class="" >Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_4a67b0a7" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/107061" data-workid="107061" data-title="Two-Lives" target="_top" class="" >Two Lives</a> (<a href="/award/232.0.1487.2005/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-Biography-2005">Biography – 2005</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218422"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/cf/be/cfbe2c9a958a9d5636b41426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/371/National-Book-Critics-Circle-Award" class="" >National Book Critics Circle Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_33c25b6c" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/107061" data-workid="107061" data-title="Two-Lives" target="_top" class="" >Two Lives</a> (<a href="/award/371.5.1671.2005/National-Book-Critics-Circle-Award-Finalist-Autobiography%25252FMemoir-2005">Finalist – Autobiography/Memoir – 2005</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218098"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/73/64/736444b9cbbb60363674f2b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/2/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_9ccc02e4" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" target="_top" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.366073/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2006%25252F2008%25252F2010%25252F2012-Edition">366073</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218490"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/c4/93/c4935c5daf301a3636a67316d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/450/Commonwealth-Writers-Prize" class="" >Commonwealth Writers' Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_f5e2a46e" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" target="_top" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> (<a href="/award/450.1.4242.1994/Commonwealth-Writers-Prize-Winner-Overall-Best-Book-1994">Winner – Overall Best Book – 1994</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218214"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/1e/1f/1e1fc331e7b556a6374694d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/114/The-Modern-Library-the-200-best-novels-in-English-since-1950" class="" >The Modern Library: the 200 best novels in English since 1950</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_e5242e3a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" target="_top" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> (<a href="/award/114.0.2418/The-Modern-Library-the-200-best-novels-in-English-since-1950-1990s">1990s</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218103"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/57/94/5794cfd58f4997d6369514a6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/6/BBCs-Big-Read" class="" >BBC's Big Read</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_3732310f" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" target="_top" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> (<a href="/award/6.0.165.2003/BBCs-Big-Read-Best-loved-novel-No-55-2003">Best loved novel, No 55 – 2003</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218592"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/cd/a6/cda6a3ba65c5c48636f6e457377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/607/WH-Smith-Literary-Award" class="" >WH Smith Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_2b98ccc1" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" target="_top" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> (<a href="/award/607.1.0.1994/WH-Smith-Literary-Award-Winner-1994">Winner – 1994</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218284"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/68/53/6853ae72d0c57466376596d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/202/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_9b3ffba0" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/107061" data-workid="107061" data-title="Two-Lives" target="_top" class="" >Two Lives</a> (<a href="/award/202.0.8.2005/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-2005">Nonfiction – 2005</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10240650"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/ec/58/ec58c601b63ccd7637276717077424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/361/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Reading-List" class="" >UC Berkeley Summer Reading List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_0f56eabd" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/51563" data-workid="51563" data-title="The-Golden-Gate-A-Novel-in-Verse" target="_top" class="" >The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse</a> (<a href="/award/361.0.0.1989/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Reading-List-1989">1989</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218117"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/b9/85/b985c8610d415cb636b6d2b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/19/Waterstones-Books-of-the-Century" class="" >Waterstones Books of the Century</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a76e3e79" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/7378" data-workid="7378" data-title="A-Suitable-Boy" target="_top" class="" >A Suitable Boy</a> (<a href="/award/19.0.0.1997/Waterstones-Books-of-the-Century-1997">1997</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/418/San-Francisco-Chronicle-list-of-The-20th-Centurys-100-Best-Fiction-of-the-American-West" class="" >San Francisco Chronicle list of The 20th Century's 100 Best Fiction of the American West</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_0b3b3efa" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/51563" data-workid="51563" data-title="The-Golden-Gate-A-Novel-in-Verse" target="_top" class="" >The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div 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