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Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian poet, novelist, writer, and children's writer. He was born in Kolkata and holds Indian citizenship. His notable work includes the novel *A Suitable Boy*. Seth writes in the English language and speaks English, Hindi, Standard Chinese, and Urdu. He is a member of the Royal Society of Literature.
Seth has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Tonbridge School, and Stanford University. His mother is Leila Seth. Seth plays the cello and recorder. He identifies as Hindu and is bisexual.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 20 June 1952
- Works
- 106
Top works
- Muziḳah sheḳulah
- Shidukh holem
- Three Chinese poets
- India
- Una música constante
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1952-06-20 ) 20 June 1952 (age 73) , Calcutta , West Bengal , India
- Occupation
- Novelist poet
- 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 Akademi Award , Stegner Fellowship , Guggenheim Fellowship , FRSL , Commonwealth Writers' Prize
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Kolkata
- Mother
- Leila Seth
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- Standard Chinese
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Instrument
- recorder
- Image
- Vikram Seth's photograph.jpg
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- Vikram Seth
- date of birth
- 1952-01-01
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- name in native language
- विक्रम सेठ
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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 contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon, and he is regarded as the greatest Indian writer in English of all time.
Early Life
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