Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth | |
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Seth in 2009 | |
| Born | 20 June 1952 Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
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| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford Stanford University |
| Period | 1980–present |
| Genre | Novels, poetry, libretto, travel writing, children's literature, biography/memoir |
| Notable works | A Suitable Boy The Golden Gate An Equal Music |
| Notable awards | Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy, Stegner Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Commonwealth Writers' Prize |
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Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has won several awards such as Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon.