A Suitable Boy
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A Suitable Boy is a widely acclaimed epic novel by Vikram Seth that portrays post-independence Indian society through the intertwined lives and marriages of four extended families.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Suitable Boy canonical | 1 |
| A Suitable Boy (TV series) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| author | Vikram Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | first post-independence general election in India ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followsCharacter |
Amit Chatterji
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Kabir Durrani NERFINISHED ⓘ Lata Mehra NERFINISHED ⓘ Maan Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahesh Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Pran Kapoor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupa Mehra NERFINISHED ⓘ Saeda Bai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsFamily |
Chatterji family
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Kapoor family NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan family NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehra family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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historical fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | A Suitable Boy (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | A Suitable Girl (announced) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of postcolonial Indian literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme | search for a suitable husband for Lata Mehra ⓘ |
| notableFor | length among the longest single-volume novels in English ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | approximately 1500 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
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Orion Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| setInFictionalCity | Brahmpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalRegion | Purva Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-independence India ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Indian politics
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arranged marriage ⓘ class and caste ⓘ family relationships ⓘ land reform ⓘ love versus duty ⓘ religious tensions ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | about 8 years ⓘ |
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