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And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was reading one of my books, and he clicked his tongue impatiently and shooed me off.

Vikram Seth

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Vikram Seth
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 20
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Calcutta
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