“vikram seth”

Of the ten fables told here, two come from India, two from China, two from Greece, two from the Ukraine, and two, as the author puts it, ‘came directly to me from the land of Gup.’ This is a book that displays the astonishing versatility of the poet who gave us The Golden Gate and All You Who... More

'Set in post-independence India, the novel follows for eighteen months or so four linked families in Calcutta, the province of Purva Pradesh and its capital Brahmpur, and the cities–Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow—trawled by the heroine's mother in her search for a “suitable boy”… But the g... More

The Collected Poems comprises all the volumes of poetry that Vikram Seth has published this far. The books included are Mappings (1981), The Humble Administrator's Garden (1985), All You Who Sleep Tonight (1990), Three Chinese Poets (1992), Beastly Tales from Here and There (1992... More

Vikram Seth's captivating book is the story of a century and of a love affair across a racial divide Shanti Behari Seth was born on the eighth day of the eighth month in the eighth year of the twentieth century; he died two years before its close. He was brought up in India in the late years o... More

Written in verse, The Golden Gate was Vikram Seth's first novel, before the epic A Suitable Boy, Set in the eighties in the affluence and sunshine of California's Silicon Valley, it is an exuberant and witty story of twenty-some things looking for love, pleasure and the meaning of life. Admired by w... More

A delicate and moving love story, both intricate and intimate, rich with music, art, humour and emotion.Click here to see Vikram Seth's Microsite... More

In this new edition of Mappings , Vikram Seth's first book of poems and one that has long been out of print, the reader is introduced to work written in the author's twenties, when he was a student in England and later, California. More immediate if less polished than his later work, these ... More

This Set Contains The Following TitlesThe Golden GateThree Chinese PoetsThe Humble Administrator's GardenBeastly Tales From Here And ThereMappingsArion And The DolphinAll You Who Sleep Tonight... More

In this second collection of poems, Vikram Seth reflects on three cultures he knows well: India, California and China. The poet Donald Davie writes: 'Vikram Seth's poems should have an impact far beyond much noisier pieces; for when did we last see a volume in which the poet's eye is on ... More