A selective list of literary criticism for Indian novelist Vikram Seth, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association Guidelines for Web Pages
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An introduction to Vikram Seth from the Literary Encyclopedia by Neelam Srivastava, Linacre College Oxford, 30 October 2002
Brief biography, bibliography, and critical discussion of Vikram Seth from the British Council
Audio interview with Vikram Seth from the BBC, 10/4/99
Seth, Rhymes with 'Great' - Review of An Equal Music, in National Review, May 17, 1999 by Jay Nordlinger
An Equal Music - Reviewed in New Statesman, May 3, 1999 by Tom Holland
A virtuoso performance, An Equal Music reviewed in The Spectator, Apr 10, 1999 by Hensher, Philip
Vikram Seth's 1.4m deal for family memoir, in Evening Standard (London), July, 2003
Angela Atkins, "Land as Legislative Space in Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy and Phanishwarnath Renu's Maila Anchal, from SOAS Literary Review, 3, Spring 2002.
A biography of novelist Vikram Seth and an introductory discussion of A Suitable Boy, from the Postcolonial web site at Emory.
Brief summary and discussion questions for An Equal Music, from Random House.
http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/vseth.html An interview with Vikram Seth, by Jay Currie and Michèle Denis in January Magazine, n.d.
http://www.connectmagazine.com/ConnectAward/CAwardSeth.html A web page about Vikram Seth winning the Connect Award.
First-time novelist wins Booker. Aravind Adiga has won this year's Man Booker Prize with his debut novel The White Tiger. BBC News
Aravind Adiga's unflattering portrait of India as a society racked by corruption and servitude in The White Tiger has caused a storm in his homeland. Guardian, Oct. 16, 2008
Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga lays bare the truth of India's poverty. Telegraph, Oct. 16, 2008
Review of The White Tiger in the NY Times, Nov. 7, 2008.
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