CLASS XI-(SNAPSHOT) "THE TALE OF MELON CITY" -VIKRAM SETH
"THE TALE OF MELON CITY" -VIKRAM SETH Vikram Seth Born 20 June 1952 Kolkata , 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 Academy , Stegner Fellowship , Guggenheim Fellowship , Commonwealth Writers' Prize Website www .vikramseth .net Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet . He has written several novels and poetry books. He has won 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 an...