Vikram Seth - A Suitable Boy

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Danesh Razvi & Tanya Maniktala, A Suitable Boy

One of the longest novels ever published in a single volume, this story is set in post-independence, post-partition India. It sweeps through history, the caste system, love affairs, land reforms, religious strife and politics. Rich and complex, wide-ranging and moving, this book transports the reader so vividly to India.

How did Vikram Seth come to write his masterpiece, and which other writers inspired him? Which members of his own family were the models for his characters?

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“the book to restore the serious reading public’s faith in the contemporary novel,”
― Daniel Johnson, The Times

A Suitable Boy is a love story, concerning Lata Mehra’s search for a ‘suitable boy’ to marry. Her mother is desperate to snare a son-in-law, but Lata would rather focus on studying English Literature. She meets three possible suitors and at the end of the novel, she makes her choice. Many other marriages and love relationships are discussed within this rich novel – young Maan Kapoor falls for the courtesan singer Saeeda Bai, but he is loved by his friend Firoz, and there are the marriages of Lata’s brother and of her sister which provide her with important matrimonial examples.

The novel is also the story of India, a newly independent country struggling through a general election and political choices. Much of it is set near the Ganges which is more than a river – it is the Holy Mother of India. Seth gives his readers festivals and ceremonies, traditions and laws, cricket and clothing, food and funerals – the book is a panoramic sweep through a densely populated, colourful and intriguing land. It’s a novel on a truly grand scale.

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Image- Danesh Razvi & Tanya Maniktala, A Suitable Boy, 2020 BBC TV series adaptation, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795574/

Comments (2)

  1. Gopal Rangra

    I happen to read vikram seths suitable boy it is indeed tolstoyean giving a sweeping range of human life its intricacies byvthat unfolding indisn life since indeprndence highlighting indias marriage process which the same today where the families choose boy and girl for marriage involving damning matrimonial agencies , newesoaper advertisements and word of mouth relations i thotoughly enjoyed the novel itcwas unputtable down and it will grow down in history as the greatest piecies of literature and generations to come will marvel at the lieral genius of vikram seth

    • Susannah Fullerton

      I agree – it is a great novel and will become a classic of literature. So full of detail, deep character analysis and a knowledge of history.

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