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I have a reputation for being hermitlike. I'm not. I'm just obsessed with my work.

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
Librettist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Calcutta
Work
Obsessed
Reputation

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