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Contemporary Fiction · 1999 · PG-13

An equal music

by Vikram Seth

A violinist living in London encounters the woman he loved years ago — now deaf — and their reunion awakens everything that was lost.

For14+GenreContemporary FictionLength382 pagesRead time~10 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

Barely any

Mild language appropriate for literary fiction

Sexual Content

Some

Adult romantic content; an affair is central to the plot

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of lost love, obsession, and the relationship between art and feeling

What this book is about

Vikram Seth's chamber novel about music and lost love. Content is adult with romantic elements. The treatment of music is exquisite. Appropriate for adult literary fiction readers.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Adult affair

Romantic themes

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