Vikram seth biography in english

Nationality: Indian. Born: Calcutta, 20 June 1952. Education:Corpus Christi College, Oxford, B.A. (honors) 1975, and M.A. (honors) 1978, in philosophy, politics, and economics; Stanford University, California, M.A.

in economics 1979; Nanjing University, China, 1980–82, university diploma. Career: Senior editor, Stanford University Press, 1985–86.

Awards: Thomas Cook Travel Book award, 1983; Ingram Merrill fellowship, 1985–86; Guggenheim fellowship, 1986–87; Commonwealth poetry prize, 1986; Sahitya Academy award, 1988; W.H. Smith award, 1994, for A Suitable Boy.

Agent: Giles Gordon, Anthony Sheil Associates, 43 Doughty Street, London WClN 2LF, England; or Irene Skolnick Agency, 121 West 27th Street, Suite 601, New York, New York 10001, U.S.A. Address: c/o HarperCollins, 10 East 53^rd Street, New York, New York 10022–5244, U.S.A.

Publications

Poetry

Mappings. Calcutta, Writers Workshop, 1981.

The Humble Administrator's Garden. Manchester, Carca