Point Of Books The Golden Gate
| Title | : | The Golden Gate |
| Author | : | Vikram Seth |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 307 pages |
| Published | : | June 18th 1991 by Vintage (first published 1986) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Fiction. Cultural. India. Asian Literature. Indian Literature |
Vikram Seth
Paperback | Pages: 307 pages Rating: 4.1 | 3918 Users | 398 Reviews
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"The great California novel been written, in verse (and why not?): The Golden Gate gives great joy."--Gore VidalOne of the most highly regarded novels of 1986, Vikram Seth's story in verse made him a literary household name in both the United States and India.
John Brown, a successful yuppie living in 1980s San Francisco meets a romantic interest in Liz, after placing a personal ad in the newspaper. From this interaction, John meets a variety of characters, each with their own values and ideas of "self-actualization." However, Liz begins to fall in love with John's best friend, and John realizes his journey of self-discovery has only just begun.
"A splendid achievement, equally convincing in its exhilaration and its sadness."--The New York Times
"Seth pulls off his feat with spirit, grace and great energy."--The New Yorker
"A marvelous work . . . bold and splendid . . . Locate this book and allow yourself to become caught up, like a kite, in the lifting effects of Seth's sonnets."--Washington Post Book World
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| Original Title: | The Golden Gate |
| ISBN: | 0679734570 (ISBN13: 9780679734574) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | San Francisco, California,1986(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | California Book Award for Californiana (Gold) (1986) |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 3918 Users | 398 ReviewsPiece Of Books The Golden Gate
I've been on an emotional rollercoaster with The Golden Gate (1986) by Vikram SethWhen I discovered that this novel, my latest book group choice, was written entirely in verse my heart sank. However, after a cursory glance at the numerous rave reviews I became more hopeful. The Golden Gate is an incredible achievement. Vikram Seth must have laboured long and hard on creating the 590 Onegin stanzas (sonnets written in iambic tetrameter, with the rhyme scheme following the ABABCCDDEFFEGG patternMore like a 3.5 overall- I liked the prose and the writing overall; but the plot was kind of boring and nothing happened for ages. Spoiler:Phil was a bully and I really disliked his character- he was a bully to Ed and a shit friend to John.
This was quite a book. Vikram Seth is known for compendious works (A Suitable Boy), and this is a 300 page novel in verse. I love novels in verse. It's always breathtaking to see it done, and this is written not only in verse, but in Petrarchian sonnets--like Pushkin's Eugene Onegin, a demanding poetic form. Even the cheeky Acknowledgements and Dedication are written in sonnets. By the time you finish the book, you will be thinking in Onegin iambic tetrameter (four beats to the line as opposed
What a surprise to discover this gem, over twenty-five years after its original publication. Unique and breath-taking, written entirely in verse, this novel was inspired by Russian poet Alexander Pushkin's novel Eugene Onegin, also written entirely in verse. Set in 1980's San Francisco rather than Pushkins Imperial Russian cities of 1820s St. Petersburg and Moscow, The Golden Gate is written by Vikram Seth, author of the highly regarded A Suitable Boy. Despite being skeptical going in, I was
This book was fabulous - imagine an entire novel written in verse! How could you? when I started, I couldn't imagine that I would finish it. But Seth does such a fabulous job with the rhyme scheme, with choices of words, and with the story itself that I couldn't put it down. It actually worked best when my wife and I took turns reading it aloud to one another. Then you can really "hear" the poetry in it as well as enjoy the story.Seth said that he was inspired by Eugene Onegin by Pushkin - using
I read A Suitable Boy years ago and loved it. Because I did, I then read An Equal Music, which I liked a lot. But knowing Seth's first novel, this one, was in verse, I put it off. If I'd remembered it, after reading its inspiration, Eugene Onegin, I may have read it sooner; but at least the mention of ASB by a non-GR friend got me to take this out of the library.It took a little while to get into the rhythm, so to speak, but once I did, it was smooth sailing. (I was even dreaming in rhymed
As I finished this novel in verse I was left conflicted. I loved the language, the soaring images. I did not care for the characters. Personally I was hoping a mighty wave wouldve swept all of them away. Anticipating Franzens rank and file, Seth gives us a half dozen achievers who universally succeed in annoying me to no end. I just didnt care but I read to the end, enjoying the Sunday trips to the coast and the fate of an ancient pickup.
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