VIKRAM SETH – Indian Poet, Novelist and Travel Writer at the SHFK
July 28th, 2009 | Published in Features, Storymoja Hay Festival 2009
Vikram Seth - poet, writer
Vikram Seth (b. 1952) is an Indian poet, novelist, and travel writer. Seth is perhaps best known for his extraordinary thousand-page epic of post-independence India, A Suitable Boy, which was an international bestseller, moving over a million copies. In addition to his fiction, Seth is the author of a memoir, Two Lives, five volumes of poetry, and The Golden Gate, a novel in verse. He is the recipient of the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, Best Book) and the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Asia) as well as numerous other awards and honors. A sequel to A Suitable Boy is tentatively scheduled for publication in 2013.
Vikram will be at the Storymoja Hay Festival Sessions described below:
Saturday 1st August 2009, at 2pm – 3:30pm: Discussion with Vikram Seth w/ Farid Khimani /Yvonne Awuor
Writer Vikram Seth is best known for his huge successful novel “A Suitable Boy” an expansive and ambitious book. From traditional novel to memoir to book in verse, Seth is an expert in diverse forms. He will discuss this and more with Caine Prize winner Yvonne Awuor and Farid Khimani.
Sunday 2nd August 2009, at 2pm – 3:30pm: Discussion with Vikram Seth w/ Ali Zaidi and Andrea
We are privileged to have world-renown writer Vikram Seth here to discuss his books, his life as a writer both in India and the US. Joining him in discussion is Wambui Mwangi, professor at the Aga Khan University and Ali Zaidi, Managing Editor of the East African newspaper. Don’t miss what will be an engrossing conversation among such fine minds.
Vikram Seth talks about his work - Watch Video
