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The Golden Gate

One 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.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 307
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780679734574
  • Settings
  • San Francisco, California
  • Genres
  • poetry, fiction, india, literature, novels, american, contemporary
  • Release date
  • 1991