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  • Bibliography:
    7 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1984
  • Latest Book:
    January 2019
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Books in Order: 7 titles

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  • The author of the international bestseller A Suitable Boy returns with a powerful and deeply romantic tale of two gifted musicians.  Michael Holme is a violinist, a member of the successful Maggiore Quartet.  He has long been haunted, though, by ...



  • A retelling of the ancient Greek legend of a young Corinthian musician who, having won a gold prize for his singing, is thrown overboard by greedy sailors and befriends a dolphin who becomes his rescuer and protector....




  • Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: the tale of Lata's--and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra's--attempts to find a suitable boy for Lata, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in the early 1950s in an India newly independ...



  • "“The great California novel been written, in verse (and why not?): The Golden Gate gives great joy.”—Gore Vidal

    One of the most highly regarded novels of 1986, Vikram Seth’s story in verse made him a literary household...



  • After two years as a postgraduate student at Nanjing University in China, Vikram Seth hitch-hiked back to his home in New Delhi, via Tibet.  From Heaven Lake is the story of his remarkable journey and his encounters with nomadic Muslims, Chinese of...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Vikram Seth has published 7 books.

Vikram Seth does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Suitable Girl, was published in January 2019.

The first book by Vikram Seth, From Heaven Lake Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet, was published in June 1984.

No. Vikram Seth does not write books in series.