Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth is a contemporary Indian novelist and poet. Throughout his career, he has received a wide variety of prestigious literary awards and is considered to be one of the most important Indian poets working in his country. His best-known works include The Golden Gate and A Suitable Boy.

The Tale of Melon City

by Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth’s famous work, ‘The Tale of Melon City,’ is well-known for being a humorous and almost child-like poem in the uniquely ridiculous nature of its story.

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