by Vikram Seth · Uitgeverij Van Oorschot · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789028240162
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«Verwante stemmen» is the novel by Vikram Seth, published by Uitgeverij Van Oorschot in paperback (429 pages, in Dutch).
The book tells the story of a violinist in a quartet who, on a London bus, meets the lost love of his life again and tries to win her back. Music is an essential part of the plot, both through the protagonist's craft and the role it plays in that reunion.
The Dutch translation is by Christien Jonkheer and Babet Mossel, and this edition was published in 2003.
It is aimed at readers of literary fiction and stories of love and music, with the reunion as its core.
Vikram Seth is an Indian novelist and poet. The author of three novels and several collections of poetry, he is a recipient of the Padma Shri, a Sahitya Akademi Award, the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the WH Smith Literary Award and the Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon, and he is regarded as the greatest Indian writer in English of all time.
