Vikram Seth Biography, Books, and Similar Authors

Vikram Seth Biography

Vikram Seth was born in India and educated there and in England, California, and China. He has written acclaimed books in several genres: verse novel, The Golden Gate; travel book, From Heaven Lake; animal fables, Beastly Tales; epic novel, A Suitable Boy, and a couple of books for children. He has received several awards including Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award.

Partial bibliography:

Novels

• The Golden Gate (1986)
• A Suitable Boy (1993)
• An Equal Music (1999)
• A Suitable Girl (2016)

Poetry

• Mappings (1981)
• Humble Administrator's Garden (1985)
• All You Who Sleep Tonight (1990)
• Beastly Tales (1991)
• Three Chinese Poets (1992)
• Summer Requiem: A Book of Poems (2012)

Non-Fiction

• From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang And Tibet (1983)
• Two Lives (2005)
• The Rivered Earth

Source: Wikipedia
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