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A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy is a novel by Vikram Seth, published in 1993. With 1,349 pages (1,488 pages in paperback), the English-language book is one of the longest novels published in a single volume.

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Author
Vikram Seth
Publication date
May 1993
Publisher
HarperCollins (US) Phoenix House (UK) Little, Brown (Canada)
Dewey Decimal
823 20
Followed by
A Suitable Girl
Language
English

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related to Characters in A Suitable Boy · 36
A Suitable Boy → Abbas, Abida Khan, Aparna, Arun, Arun Mehra, BaitarZainab, Bhaskar Tandon, ChatterjiAmit, DipankarKakoliTapan, Four, Justice Chatterji, KapoorsMr, Kedarnath Tandon, KedarnathPran, LataMeenakshi, MaanThe KhansThe Nawab Sahib, Mahesh Kapoor, Mahesh KapoorVeena, Majeed Khan, Meenakshi Chatterji
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A Suitable Boy → Agarwalla, Angela, Archived, Atkins, Black, Brahmpur, Epic, India Today, Indian Identity, ISBN, June, March, McGirk, Playing, Prestige Books, Reader's Guide, Search, Shyam, Suitable Boy, Tarun
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A Suitable Boy → Arun, Brahmpur University, Calcutta, Durrani, English, Feeling, Hindu, In, Kabir, Lata, Lata Mehra, Lata's, Malati, Mrs, Mrs Rupa Mehra, Muslim, Nevertheless, Pran Kapoor, Rupa Mehra, Savita
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A Suitable Boy → Acorn TV, Andrew Davies, Austrian, BBC, BBC One, Canada, Hans, Ishaan Khatter, July, Mira Nair, Netflix, Rasika Dugal, Suitable Boy, Tabu, Tanya Maniktala, The, Thomas Weinhappel, United Kingdom, US
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A Suitable Boy → BBC World Book ClubAuthor, BollywoodA, HarperCollins Archived, India, Jo WaltonWoodward, Let's Talk, Magazine, May, Richard, Suitable Boy, The New York Times, Total, Vikram Seth, Vikram Seth's, Vikram Seth's Big Book, Wayback MachineAnalysis
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A Suitable Boy → Cao Xueqin, Chinese, Seth, Stone, Suitable Boy, The Story
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A Suitable Boy → BBC News, November, On, Suitable Boy, The Independent
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A Suitable Boy → Vikram Seth
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A Suitable Boy → 823 20
Followed by · 1
A Suitable Boy → A Suitable Girl

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A Suitable BoyAuthorVikram Seth1.00infobox
A Suitable BoyDewey Decimal823 201.00infobox
A Suitable BoyFollowed byA Suitable Girl1.00infobox
A Suitable BoyISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
A Suitable BoyLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
A Suitable BoyLC ClassPR9499.3.S38 S83 19931.00infobox
A Suitable BoyMedia typePrint (hardback)1.00infobox
A Suitable BoyOCLC270133501.00infobox
A Suitable BoyPages1,3491.00infobox
A Suitable BoyPublication dateMay 19931.00infobox
A Suitable BoyPublication placeIndia1.00infobox
A Suitable BoyPublisherHarperCollins (US) Phoenix House (UK) Little, Brown (Canada)1.00infobox
A Suitable BoySet inGangetic Plain, 1951–521.00infobox
A Suitable Boyis anovel by Vikram Seth0.90text

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