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Vikram Seth
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Two Lives |
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English |
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Paperback |
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512 |
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2006-07-06 |
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0349117985 |
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Abacus |
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0.97 pounds |
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1.26 x 5.0 x 7.76 inches |
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New Ed |
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Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2006-7-1 Pages: 503 Publisher: Little Brown TWO LIVES tells the remarkable story of Seths great uncle andaunt His great uncle Shanti left India for medical school inBerlin in the 1930s and lodged with a German Jewish family.. In thehousehold was a daughter. Henny. who urged her mother not to takethe blackie. But a friendship developed and each managed to leaveGermany and found their way to Britain as the Nazis rose to power.Shanti joined the army and lost his right arm at the battle ofMonte Cassino. while Henny (whose family were to die in the camps) made a life for herself in her adopted country. After the war theymarried and lived the emigre life in north London where Shanti. despite the loss of his arm. became a much-loved dentist. Duringhis own adolescence in England. Vikram Seth lived with Shanti andHenny and came to know and love t...
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