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"The Golden Gate" is a 1986 novel written in verse by Indian author Vikram Seth. It explores the intertwined lives, relationships, and struggles of a group of young professionals living in San Francisco during the 1980s. The entire work is composed of nearly 600 Pushkin sonnets, utilizing fourteen-line stanzas in iambic tetrameter. The novel is widely noted for successfully adapting a rigid poetic structure to a modern narrative form.
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The Golden Gate ranks #129 of 745 in the Poetry Collection ranking, behind Trilogy, ahead of The Aeneid by Virgil.
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How good is The Golden Gate?
The Golden Gate scores 8.88/10 (Great) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Poetry Collection category. Acclaimed verse novel demonstrating extraordinary formal control, narrative charm, wit, and emotional intelligence within Pushkin sonnets.
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