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Two Lives by Vikram SethEpisodes

  1. 5. Endings

    5/5Shanti Uncle is ailing, leaving the author to decipher some remaining details of his life.

  2. 4. Marriage

    4/5Shanti and Henny enjoy a brisk marriage ceremony, and someone breaks a lot of glasses.

  3. 3. War

    3/51937. Shanti pursues dentistry in Edinburgh. Henny remains in ever more dangerous Berlin.

  4. 2. Berlin

    2/5Shanti Uncle takes lodgings in Berlin, and destiny calls to him on the eve of war.

  5. 1. Seventeen

    1/5At 17, Vikram Seth goes to stay with two remarkable relatives.