Vikram Seth has been awarded the 1994 Commonwealth Writers Prize for his 'magnum opus' A Suitable Boy. The novel, a landmark in the history of Indian literature, reflects contemporary reality; it truthfully depicts the social and political life of the post-independence India. It reveals that Vikram Seth is a reliable spokesman of India's cultural heritage and her national identity. The present book is the first full-length study of A Suitable Boy; it takes into ...
