Two Lives

Two Lives

Infobox Book
name = Two Lives


image_caption = Dust jacket of UK hardback edition
author = Vikram Seth
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Biography
publisher = Little, Brown
pub_date = September 2008
pages = 512 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-316-72774-1
oclc =

Vikram Seth’s second non-fiction work, "Two Lives", 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 German Jewish great aunt, Hennerle Gerda Caro.

"Two Lives" 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 Tonbridge School. His first year is followed by intense travel in Europe. After completing his A-levels, Seth moves on to continue his education at Oxford and Stanford, all the while remaining in contact with his guardian uncle and aunt.

Told with heart, the story delves intricately into the ups and downs of the lives of his uncle and aunt. The text is frequently interspersed with lively photographs, letters, anecdotes based on Shanti’s interviews with the author, and other sources.

External links

* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article561550.ece Review by Anthony Beever] , Times Online, September 3, 2005 (Retrieved on 2008-10-08)
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/sep/11/fiction.biography Togetherness, once removed] , The Observer, September 11, 2005 (Retrieved on 2008-10-08)
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/sep/17/featuresreviews.guardianreview6 Review] , The Guardian, 17 September, 2005 (Retrieved on 2008-10-08)


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