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Irwin Allan Sealy Height, Age, Wife, Biography

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Age: 73 Years
Hometown: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Wife: Cushla Fitzsimmons

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionWriter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourHalf Bald
Career
DebutNovel: The Trotter Nama (1988)
Awards1989: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
1991: Sahitya Akademi Award
1998: Crossword Book Award
2012: Padma Shri
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear, 1951
Age (as of 2024) 73 Years
BirthplaceAllahabad, Uttar Pradesh
NationalityIndian
HometownAllahabad, Uttar Pradesh
SchoolLa Martiniere School, Lucknow
College/UniversitySt. Stephen's College, Delhi
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Wife/SpouseCushla Fitzsimmons

Some Lesser Known Facts About Irwin Allan Sealy

  • He is one of the most prominent post- Independence writers.
  • He studied and worked across many countries in the world like Canada, the USA, New Zealand and Australia.
  • In 1998, his novel The Everest Hotel: A Calendar was shortlisted for the Booker price.

The Everest Hotel- A Calendar by Irwin Allan Sealy book cover

  • His debut novel The Trotter Nama (1988) talks about the story of seven generations of an Anglo-Indian family.
  • Apart from fiction he has also written travelogue named From Yukon to Yukatan: A Western Journey (1994).
  • Some of his famous work includes The Everest Hotel: A Calendar (1988), The Brainfever Bird (2003), Red: An Alphabet (2006), The Small Wild Goose Pagoda: An Almanack (2014), and Asoca: A Sutra (2021).

The Small Wild Goose Pagoda - An Almanack (2014) by Irwin Allan Sealy book cover