Person · Open Library
- Born
- 20 June 1952
- Works
- 106
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 69
- Total plays
- 580
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Stages of embryonic development of the zebrafish
· 1995 · cited 10,689x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,212x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,671x
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
· 2019 · cited 7,318x
- Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,781x
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1952
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Wikidata facts
Article
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.
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