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Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) 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…

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Alma mater
Corpus Christi College, Oxford Stanford University
Born
(1952-06-20) 20 June 1952 (age 74) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Genres
Novels, poetry, libretto, travel writing, children's literature, biography/memoir
Notable awards
Padma Shri Sahitya Akademi Award Stegner Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowship FRSL Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Notable works
A Suitable Boy The Golden Gate An Equal Music
Occupations
Novelist · poet

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Vikram Seth → Amit, Chaudhuri, Modern Indian Literature, New York, The Vintage Book, Vintage
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Vikram Seth → Novelist, poet
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Vikram Seth → Corpus Christi College, Oxford Stanford University
Born · 1
Vikram Seth → (1952-06-20) 20 June 1952 (age 74) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Genres · 1
Vikram Seth → Novels, poetry, libretto, travel writing, children's literature, biography/memoir
Notable awards · 1
Vikram Seth → Padma Shri Sahitya Akademi Award Stegner Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowship FRSL Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Notable works · 1
Vikram Seth → A Suitable Boy The Golden Gate An Equal Music
Period · 1
Vikram Seth → 1980–present
Website · 1
Vikram Seth → www.vikramseth.net

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Vikram SethAlma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford Stanford University1.00infobox
Vikram SethBorn(1952-06-20) 20 June 1952 (age 74) Calcutta, West Bengal, India1.00infobox
Vikram SethGenresNovels, poetry, libretto, travel writing, children's literature, biography/memoir1.00infobox
Vikram SethNotable awardsPadma Shri Sahitya Akademi Award Stegner Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowship FRSL Commonwealth Writers' Prize1.00infobox
Vikram SethNotable worksA Suitable Boy The Golden Gate An Equal Music1.00infobox
Vikram SethOccupationsNovelist1.00infobox
Vikram SethOccupationspoet1.00infobox
Vikram SethPeriod1980–present1.00infobox
Vikram SethWebsitewww.vikramseth.net1.00infobox
Mappingsinstance ofSeth's collections of poetry0.80text
Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canoninstance ofSeth's collections of poetry0.80text
Vikram Sethrelated to External linksThe Telegraph0.60section

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