Quote by Vikram Seth: “Quiet peace, and a house to call home. What more could one ask?”

This question beautifully encapsulates the simple human desire for tranquility and a sense of belonging. It suggests that true contentment often lies not in grand ambitions, but in the fundamental comforts of peace and home.

Seth's The Golden Gate offered a fresh take on the novel-in-verse, capturing the yuppie culture of 1980s San Francisco while exploring universal desires for love, family, and meaning amidst material pursuits.

Indian novelist and poet, born in Calcutta in 1952 and educated at Oxford and Stanford. His novel A Suitable Boy, published in 1993, is one of the longest novels written in the English language and an intricate portrait of family, love, and India in the years after independence.