In His Second Collection Of Poems, Vikram Seth Reflects On Three Cultures He Knows Well: India, California And China. He Writes About Chinese Noblemen And Hermits Lovers Whom He Has Outgrown Or Who Have Outgrown Him The Night Sounds And Sights On A Deserted California Beach The Power Of Moonlight And Music To Both Hurt And Heal. Summing Up The Effect Of This Brilliant Collection, The Poet And Critic Donald Davie Wrote: ‘These Poems Should Have An Impact Far Beyond Much Noisier Pieces For When Did We Last See A Volume In Which The Poet’s Eye Is On What Is Objectively Before Him, Rather Than On The Intricacies Of His Own Sensibility’