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| website = | signature = }} Vikram Seth (; born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has received several awards including Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as ''Mappings'' and ''Beastly Tales'' are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon. ==Background== Vikram Seth was born on 20 June 1952 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India〔 He studied at St. Michael's High School, Patna and at theThe Doon School in Dehradun.〔 He also studied at St. Xavier's High School, Patna.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alumni - St.Xavier's High School )〕 Later he moved to London and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He then pursued a Ph.D. in Economics at Stanford University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vikram Seth )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Golden Gate returns to Stanford May 30 )〕〔Vikram Seth's Founder's Day Address, The Doon School, Penguin Books of Modern Speeches (2009) p.34 "...edited the Weekly and did other things"〕 After graduating from Doon, Seth went to Tonbridge School, England to complete his A-levels, Having lived in London for many years, Seth now maintains residences near Salisbury, England, where he is a participant in local literary and cultural events, having bought and renovated the house of the Anglican poet George Herbert in 1996, and in Jaipur, India. In 2006, he became a leader of the campaign against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a law against homosexuality. His mother has written about Seth's sexuality and her coming to terms with it in her memoir. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vikram Seth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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