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008			180419t20051994nyc 000 0 eng d
020			_a9780060786526
082	1		_aFIC SET _2
100	1		_aSeth, Vikram
245	1	0	_aA suitable boy _c/ Vikram Seth
260			_aNew York _b: Harper Perennial _c, 2005, c1994
300			_a1474 p. _c; 20 cm.
520			_aOpening and closing with a wedding, this novel is ostensibly the story of a Hindu family trying to find a suitable husband for their younger daughter, Lata. Who will the suitable boy turn out to be? The dashing Kabir, with whom Lata falls in love? The ambitious businessman whom Lata's mother favors? Or the sophisticated poet her relatives choose? The interwoven stories of four families linked by marriage form the background for this marital quest. It proves slow-moving at first, but the patient reader will inevitably be caught up in the compelling rhythms of a richly complex tale. The setting - India in the 1950s - is vividly realized: the enormity of the subcontinent, its overpowering heat, lush gardens, colorful festivals, and exotic foods. Drama is provided by the simmering conflict between Hindu and Muslim, which breaks out unexpectedly throughout the novel.
546			_aEnglish.
651		4	_aIndia _v--Fiction
942			_cMO
999			_c263295 _d263295