A Suitable Boy：A Novel
出版时间:
2005-10
ISBN:
9780060786526
定价:
205.50
装帧:
平装
开本:
其他
纸张:
胶版纸
页数:
1488页
正文语种:
英语
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VikramSeth'snovelis,atitscore,alovestory:Lataandhermother,Mrs.RupaMehra,arebothtryingtofind--throughloveorthroughexactingmaternalappraisal--asuitableboyforLatatomarry.Setintheearly1950s,inanIndianewlyindependentandstrugglingthroughatimeofcrisis,"ASuitableBoy"takesusintotherichlyimaginedworldoffourlargeextendedfamiliesandspinsacompulsivelyreadabletaleoftheirlivesandloves.Asweepingpanoramicportraitofacomplex,multiethnicsocietyinflux,"ASuitableBoy"remainsthestoryofordinarypeoplecaughtupinawebofloveandambition,humorandsadness,prejudiceandreconciliation,themostdelicatesocialetiquetteandthemostappallingviolence. 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.
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内容简介:
VikramSeth'snovelis,atitscore,alovestory:Lataandhermother,Mrs.RupaMehra,arebothtryingtofind--throughloveorthroughexactingmaternalappraisal--asuitableboyforLatatomarry.Setintheearly1950s,inanIndianewlyindependentandstrugglingthroughatimeofcrisis,"ASuitableBoy"takesusintotherichlyimaginedworldoffourlargeextendedfamiliesandspinsacompulsivelyreadabletaleoftheirlivesandloves.Asweepingpanoramicportraitofacomplex,multiethnicsocietyinflux,"ASuitableBoy"remainsthestoryofordinarypeoplecaughtupinawebofloveandambition,humorandsadness,prejudiceandreconciliation,themostdelicatesocialetiquetteandthemostappallingviolence.
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作者简介:
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.
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