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The story delves intricately into the ups and downs of the lives of his uncle and aunt. The text is frequently interspersed with photographs, letters, anecdotes based on Shanti’s interviews with the author, and other sources.
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is divided into five parts, beginning with the teenage author going to live with his uncle and aunt in England for higher studies at the
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Two Lives (non-fiction)

Biography
Little, Brown
ISBN
0-316-72774-1
OCLC
62231085
Vikram Seth
German Jewish
Tonbridge School
Oxford
Stanford
Vodafone Crossword Book Award
Review by Antony Beevor
Times Online
Togetherness, once removed
The Observer
Review
The Guardian
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Vikram Seth
The Golden Gate
A Suitable Boy
An Equal Music
A Suitable Girl
Mappings
The Humble Administrator's Garden

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