Irwin Allan Sealy (born 1951) is an Indian writer. His novel The Everest Hotel: A Calendar was shortlisted for the 1998 Booker prize.[1]
Irwin Allan Sealy | |
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 Irwin Allan Sealy is awarded the Padma Shri | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Pen name | Allan Sealy |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1990- |
Biography
editAllan was born in Allahabad and he went to La Martiniere School in Lucknow and then on to St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.[2] He has worked in Canada, the USA, New Zealand and Australia.[citation needed]
His first novel The Trotter Nama was published in 1988 and tells the story of seven generations of an Anglo-Indian family.[3]
He now lives in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.[citation needed]
Awards
edit- Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best First Book, Europe and South Asia, in 1989
- Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991 [4]
- Crossword Book Award in 1998
- Padma Shri in 2012[5]
List of works
edit- The Trotter-Nama: A Chronicle, (New York: Knopf, 1988; London: Penguin Books, 1990; New York: Viking Penguin, 1990) ISBN 0-14-010210-8.
- Hero: A Fable, (London: Secker and Warburg, 1991, 288pp) ISBN 0-436-44478-X.
- From Yukon to Yukatan: a Western Journey, (London: Secker & Warburg, 1994., 323pp) ISBN 0-436-44479-8.
- The Everest Hotel: A Calendar, (London: Doubleday, 1998, 331pp) ISBN 0-385-41033-6.
- The Brainfever Bird, (London: Picador, 2003, 320pp) ISBN 0-330-41143-8.
- Red: An Alphabet (London: Picador, 2006, 343pp) ISBN 0-330-41147-0.
- The Small Wild Goose Pagoda: An Almanack (New Delhi: Aleph, 2014, 300pp) ISBN 978-9383064489.
- Zelaldinus: A Masque (New Delhi: Aleph/Almost Island, 2017, 168pp) ISBN 978-9386021076.
- Asoca: A Sutra (New Delhi: Penguin Random House, 2021, 392pp) ISBN 978-9354920639.
References
edit- ^ Puppets on a String Mithu Banerji in the Observer 23 March 2003 Guardian Unlimited accessed June 2007
- ^ St. Stephen's College, Delhi (1 August 2000). "Distinguished Alumni". St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.
- ^ "I. Allan Sealy -- English Writer: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ Award for writing in English in 1991 Archived 13 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed July 2007
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links
edit- Allan Sealy at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- I Allan Sealy at The South Asian Literary Recordings Project, Library of Congress; New Delhi Office, India
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