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Literature · 1993

A Suitable Boy

Vikram Seth

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A Suitable Boy
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Keeps memory in play with a different literature voice.

A mother searches for a husband for her daughter in 1950s India. 1,349 pages of post-independence life.

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A mother searches for a husband for her daughter in 1950s India. 1,349 pages of post-independence life.

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A mother searches for a husband for her daughter in 1950s India. 1,349 pages of post-independence life.

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