388:
441:
35:
144:
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.
119:, is the story of a century and of a love affair across an ethnic divide. As the name suggests, it is a story of two extraordinary lives, that of his great uncle, Shanti Behari Seth, and of his
334:
352:
129:
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
486:
133:. His first year is followed by intense travel in Europe. After completing his A-levels, Seth moves on to continue his education at
515:
425:
17:
530:
213:
284:
88:
525:
520:
181:
510:
479:
149:
238:
161:
505:
418:
291:
206:
535:
472:
171:
359:
460:
411:
399:
199:
8:
366:
277:
95:
83:
130:
387:
259:
456:
395:
252:
245:
499:
316:
298:
120:
58:
185:
175:
165:
440:
223:
110:
102:
191:
141:, all the while remaining in contact with his guardian uncle and aunt.
452:
448:
48:
138:
394:
This article about a biographical or autobiographical book is a
134:
96:
34:
497:
178:, September 11, 2005 (Retrieved on 2008-10-08)
480:
419:
207:
188:, 17 September 2005 (Retrieved on 2008-10-08)
168:, September 3, 2005 (Retrieved on 2013-10-18)
487:
473:
426:
412:
214:
200:
33:
221:
14:
498:
195:
435:
382:
24:
39:Dust jacket of UK hardback edition
25:
547:
285:The Humble Administrator's Garden
155:
123:great aunt, Hennerle Gerda Caro.
439:
386:
516:Little, Brown and Company books
13:
1:
531:Race and ethnicity book stubs
447:This article about a book on
150:Vodafone Crossword Book Award
459:. You can help Knowledge by
398:. You can help Knowledge by
113:'s second non-fiction work,
7:
10:
552:
434:
381:
172:Togetherness, once removed
344:
326:
308:
292:All You Who Sleep Tonight
269:
230:
94:
82:
74:
64:
54:
44:
32:
526:Biographical book stubs
162:Review by Antony Beevor
18:Two Lives (non-fiction)
521:2005 non-fiction books
345:Non-fiction and other
335:Arion and the Dolphin
511:Books by Vikram Seth
367:Three Chinese Poets
29:
506:Biographical books
27:
468:
467:
407:
406:
376:
375:
108:
107:
16:(Redirected from
543:
489:
482:
475:
443:
436:
428:
421:
414:
390:
383:
353:From Heaven Lake
309:Children's books
216:
209:
202:
193:
192:
148:It won the 2006
131:Tonbridge School
98:
66:Publication date
37:
30:
26:
21:
551:
550:
546:
545:
544:
542:
541:
540:
536:Ethnology stubs
496:
495:
494:
493:
433:
432:
379:
377:
372:
340:
322:
304:
265:
260:A Suitable Girl
239:The Golden Gate
226:
220:
158:
67:
40:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
549:
539:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
492:
491:
484:
477:
469:
466:
465:
444:
431:
430:
423:
416:
408:
405:
404:
391:
374:
373:
371:
370:
363:
356:
348:
346:
342:
341:
339:
338:
330:
328:
324:
323:
321:
320:
312:
310:
306:
305:
303:
302:
295:
288:
281:
273:
271:
267:
266:
264:
263:
256:
253:An Equal Music
249:
246:A Suitable Boy
242:
234:
232:
228:
227:
219:
218:
211:
204:
196:
190:
189:
179:
169:
157:
156:External links
154:
106:
105:
100:
92:
91:
86:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
70:September 2005
68:
65:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
38:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
548:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
503:
501:
490:
485:
483:
478:
476:
471:
470:
464:
462:
458:
454:
450:
445:
442:
438:
437:
429:
424:
422:
417:
415:
410:
409:
403:
401:
397:
392:
389:
385:
384:
380:
369:
368:
364:
362:
361:
357:
355:
354:
350:
349:
347:
343:
337:
336:
332:
331:
329:
325:
319:
318:
317:Beastly Tales
314:
313:
311:
307:
301:
300:
299:Beastly Tales
296:
294:
293:
289:
287:
286:
282:
280:
279:
275:
274:
272:
268:
262:
261:
257:
255:
254:
250:
248:
247:
243:
241:
240:
236:
235:
233:
229:
225:
217:
212:
210:
205:
203:
198:
197:
194:
187:
183:
180:
177:
173:
170:
167:
163:
160:
159:
153:
151:
146:
142:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
122:
121:German Jewish
118:
117:
112:
104:
101:
99:
93:
90:
89:0-316-72774-1
87:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
63:
60:
59:Little, Brown
57:
53:
50:
47:
43:
36:
31:
19:
461:expanding it
446:
400:expanding it
393:
378:
365:
358:
351:
333:
315:
297:
290:
283:
276:
258:
251:
244:
237:
186:The Guardian
176:The Observer
166:Times Online
147:
143:
126:
125:
115:
114:
109:
224:Vikram Seth
111:Vikram Seth
500:Categories
28:Two Lives
453:ethnology
449:ethnicity
360:Two Lives
327:Librettos
222:Works by
127:Two Lives
116:Two Lives
55:Publisher
49:Biography
278:Mappings
139:Stanford
103:62231085
270:Poetry
231:Novels
182:Review
135:Oxford
78:512 pp
455:is a
75:Pages
45:Genre
457:stub
396:stub
137:and
97:OCLC
84:ISBN
451:or
502::
184:,
174:,
164:,
152:.
488:e
481:t
474:v
463:.
427:e
420:t
413:v
402:.
215:e
208:t
201:v
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.