Get Your Free Audiobook
-
A Suitable Boy (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
Failed to add items
Add to cart failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
2 credits with free trial
Buy Now for ₹957.00
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Publisher's Summary
Shortlisted for the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, 1993
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize, 1994
Winner of the WH Smith Literary Award, 1994
A Suitable Boy is now a major 2020 BBC TV series and one of the BBC's 100 novels that shaped our world.
The award-winning BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Vikram Seth's masterpiece.
A Suitable Boy is Vikram Seth's epic love story set in India. Funny and tragic, with engaging, brilliantly observed characters, it is as close as you can get to Dickens for the 20th century.
The story unfolds through four middle-class families - the Mehras, Kapoors, Khans and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from her mother to get married. But not to just anyone she happens to fall in love with. There are standards to be met and finding a husband for Lata becomes a family affair in which all the members are to play a part. The characters struggle, they try to buck the system, to break free of restraint, of interference - but ultimately their strength and sense of being comes from their family and friends. It is a celebration of ordinariness; a beautifully composed story that is an affirmation of family and friendship.
In his sweeping epic, Vikram Seth has created an entire world filled with warmth, humour, pathos, tragedy - in short, life. Recorded on location in India, A Suitable Boy is made by the production team behind the award-winning Bleak House and The Handmaid's Tale.
Dramatised and directed by John Dryden. A Goldhawk Production.
Critic Reviews
"The drama highlight of the year... this sumptuous production, wonderfully atmospheric, written with pace and performed, by an all-Indian cast, quite superbly. The novel may be vast but I was convinced by this version right from the start. Magnificent drama." (Radio Times)
More from the same
What listeners say about A Suitable Boy (Dramatised)
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Akshay
- 15-11-18
Breathtakingly Beautiful
Its a glorious rendering of a magical book. I was halfway through the book when I discovered this jewel and I have loved every minute of it. The production is amazing and as you are reaching the end you dread that its going to finish.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
8 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 20-01-19
Lovely to listen
It was very enjoyable to listen but as a person who has not read the book I was lost at times as the characters came and went without any introduction..... especially saeeda Begum & Maan .... I had to google to find out as I was left a bit puzzled at times ! though it’s nothing like reading the 1300 odd pages ... I found myself hooked to it ... loved the haunting background score .... however I was left craving for more and so I’ll b buying the book ... as I’m sure it will b detailed and amazing ! I would recommend that ppl read the book n then listen to this as I’m sure it’s capturing only a Iota of the books magic
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 22-08-20
Wonderful dramatization of a great book
I had read A Suitable Boy almost 20 years back and has been in one of my top reads which I wanted to read again some time. Came across this dramatized version on Audible and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great performances and flawless direction - simply loved it and also refreshed the memory of this great book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Karuna Mathur
- 08-10-19
there were only dialogues
there were only dialogues...no narration...difficult to understand the story. not worth. i think they should remove it from the shelf
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- kasim kolakkadan
- 18-03-19
good story, nice voices
good family story, nice acting. need to be attentive to listen, can immerse fully in story
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
- Verified User
- 02-02-19
Superb
Loved it.
Narration was very good.
It felt as if it was unfolding before my eyes.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
- Mr.Bhattad
- 04-01-19
What amazing dramatization!
The music and the cast are brilliant in their performances. A few disappointments were lesser ghazals in the audiobook. Plus one particular death (not revealing which) was quickly hushed off while in the book it plays out such an emotional scene with an entire song played out (Uth jaag musafir).
Nonetheless what an incredible work on dramatizing one of the longest and finest works in English literature!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 30-12-18
Go for It
Enjoyed the five hour delivery A Suitable Boy. The play is very well audible. It’s unstoppable.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Saikat Baksi
- 03-12-18
wonderful experience!
i thoroughly enjoyed listening to the performance. It came live as if I was a silent and invisible observer of the drama.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Muskan
- 12-02-24
Brilliant radio production
The year is 1951-1952 and this audiobook takes you to that time! It was like listening to a sound performance on the radio back in those days... Each cast member performed so well, and the choice of music and songs was also so perfect that I wish there was so more! Amazing work
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!