About Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth CBE, FRSL (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has received several awards such as Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings a…
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To make love with a stranger is the best.There is no riddle and there is no test. -
What's in it?
I heard your name the other dayMentioned by someone in a casual way.
Time Zones
I willed my love to dream of me last night, that we might lieat peace, if not beneath a single sheet, under one sky.
The Wind
With no companion to my mood,Against the wind as it should be,
The Golden Gate - I (A Novel In Verse)
1.1.To make a start more swift and weighty,
About Vikram Seth
Bibliography
Novels
- The Golden Gate (1986)
- A Suitable Boy (1993)
- An Equal Music (1999)
Poetry
- Mappings (1980)
- The Humble Administrator's Garden (1985)
- All You Who Sleep Tonight (1990)
- Beastly Tales (1991)
- Three Chinese Poets (1992)
- The Frog and the Nightingale (1994)
- Summer Requiem: A Book of Poems (2015)
Children's fiction
- Arion and the Dolphin (1994)
Non-fiction
- From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet (1983)
- Two Lives (2005)
- The Rivered Earth (2011)
Appearances in poetry anthologies
- The Golden Treasure of Writers Workshop Poetry. Ed. Rubana Huq. Calcutta: Writers Workshop, 2008.
- The Oxford India Anthology of Twelve Modern Indian Poets. Ed. Arvind Krishna Mehrotra. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Vikram Seth: Quick Answers
Who is Vikram Seth?
Vikram Seth CBE, FRSL (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books.
When was Vikram Seth born?
Vikram Seth was born on 20 June 1952.
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Kavishala has 5 poems and stories by Vikram Seth, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Vikram Seth
UNCLAIMED
To make love with a stranger is the best.There is no riddle and there is no test. -
What's in it?
I heard your name the other dayMentioned by someone in a casual way.
Time Zones
I willed my love to dream of me last night, that we might lieat peace, if not beneath a single sheet, under one sky.
The Wind
With no companion to my mood,Against the wind as it should be,
The Golden Gate - I (A Novel In Verse)
1.1.To make a start more swift and weighty,
Selected Quotes by Vikram Seth (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
To make love with a stranger is the best.There is no riddle and there is no test. -
With no companion to my mood,Against the wind as it should be,
I heard your name the other dayMentioned by someone in a casual way.
I willed my love to dream of me last night, that we might lieat peace, if not beneath a single sheet, under one sky.
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