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Allan Sealy

b. 1951

Indian writer

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About Allan Sealy

Born 1951. Allan Sealy is an Indian writer.

Allan Sealy (born 1951) is an Indian writer. His novel The Everest Hotel: A Calendar was shortlisted for the 1998 Booker Prize.

Biography Sealy was born in Allahabad, attended La Martiniere College in Lucknow, and then on to St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.

His first novel The Trotter Nama was published in 1990 and tells the story of seven generations of an Anglo-Indian family.

Awards Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best First Book, Europe and South Asia, in 1990 Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991 Crossword Book Award in 1998 Padma Shri in 2012

List of works The Trotter-Nama: A Chronicle, (New York: Knopf, 1988; London: Penguin Books, 1990; New York: Viking Penguin, 1990) . Hero: A Fable, (London: Secker and Warburg, 1991, 288pp) . From Yukon to Yukatan: a Western Journey, (London: Secker & Warburg, 1994., 323pp) . The Everest Hotel: A Calendar, (London: Doubleday, 1998, 331pp) . The Brainfever Bird, (London: Picador, 2003, 320pp) . Red: An Alphabet (London: Picador, 2006, 343pp) . The Small Wild Goose Pagoda: An Almanack (New Delhi: Aleph, 2014, 300pp) . Zelaldinus: A Masque (New Delhi: Aleph/Almost Island, 2017, 168pp) . Asoca: A Sutra (New Delhi: Penguin Random House, 2021, 392pp) .

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Important facts

Born
1951, Prayagraj
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
La Martiniere Lucknow
Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award; Padma Shri in literature and education
Also known as
I. Allan Sealy, Irwin Allan Sealy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Allan Sealy?

Indian writer

When was Allan Sealy born?

Allan Sealy was born in 1951 in Prayagraj.

What is Allan Sealy's occupation?

Allan Sealy is a writer.

What nationality is Allan Sealy?

Allan Sealy is Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Allan Sealy

· Wikidata: Q2837771

· DBpedia: Allan Sealy

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