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2001 Nominated

An Equal Music

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

In An Equal Music, his first novel since A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth returns with a story both intricate and intimate, rich with music, art, humour and emotion. On one level, it is a story about love, love of a woman lost and found and lost again. A chance sighting on a London bus, a letter which should never have been read, a pianist with a secret that touches the heart of her music: from a multiplicity of details, Vikram Seth once again creates the illusion of life.

It is also a book about music and about how the love of music can run like a passionate theme through a life. Above all, it is a book to savour and re-read. By turns elegiac and witty, it introduces the reader to another facet of Vikram Seth’s unique talent.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Vikram
Seth

Vikram Seth is a prominent Indian author known for his versatility across various literary genres, including poetry, fiction, and children’s literature. Born in Calcutta in 1952, he pursued higher education at Oxford University, where he studied philosophy, economics, and politics, before moving to Stanford University for advanced economics and creative writing. His early works include poetry collections and travel narratives, with notable titles such as Mappings and From Heaven Lake. In 1993, he gained widespread acclaim for his epic novel A Suitable Boy, which explores themes of Indian culture and postcolonial life, although it faced mixed critical reviews and was notably not shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Vikram Seth is a prominent Indian author known for his versatility across various literary genres, including poetry, fiction, and children’s literature. Born in Calcutta in 1952, he pursued higher education at Oxford University, where he studied philosophy, economics, and politics, before moving to Stanford University for advanced economics and creative writing. His early works include poetry collections and travel narratives, with notable titles such as Mappings and From Heaven Lake. In 1993, he gained widespread acclaim for his epic novel A Suitable Boy, which explores themes of Indian culture and postcolonial life, although it faced mixed critical reviews and was notably not shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

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