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- |
Irwin Allan Sealy (born 1951) is an Indian writer. His novel The Everest Hotel: A Calendar was shortlisted for the 1998 Booker prize. [1]
Allan 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 ]
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