Family Tragedy
31 March 2015 - 02:00
Seth's 1300-page plus epic is a beautiful interwoven tale of four families in post-partition, post- independence India that delivers on the effort needed to read it. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth - 1993Its sequel, 'A Suitable Girl', is due for publication next year.Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry - 2002Mistry's saga of the struggles of a Parsi family living in Mumbai effortlessly weaves the stories of his characters with an examination of the political and social dilemmas facing modern-day India.Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri - 2008Lahiri's collection of short stories examines the lives of Indian families living in America, and won her the 2008 Frank O'Connor Short Story Award...
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